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What is the Role of Interest Groups in Contemporary British Politics?
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What is the Role of Interest Groups in Contemporary British Politics? An interest group is an organized group of individuals, trade unions and consumer groups which have shared interests and/or attitudes which articulate their demands or 'Organisations which have some autonomy from government or political parties and try to influence public policy. They presuppose formal organisation and thus can be distinguished from acts of participation by individuals.' (Hague and Harrow, Comparative Government and Politics 5th edition, publisher Palgrave). Examples of interest groups could be the NSPCC, RSPCA or The National Union for Students. In reality there are two types of interest groups, one which does have a large influence on The Government in its policy making and one which does not have as large impact on the decisions in government. The first of the above are called protectional or sectional pressure groups. These represent specific groups of people with entry barriers and include...
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