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PGs operating on different levels of government

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Environmental pressure groups

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PGs influencing details of decisions

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British Medical Association

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PGs operating on a narrow range of issues

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ASH

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PGs holding govt. to account

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Shelter

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PGs educating

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ASH

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PGs representing a group

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Age UK

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PGs private members’ legislation

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Groups from music industry in HoL which led to Live Music Act in 2012

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PGs promoting political participation

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Taxpayers’ alliance online petitions

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PGs scrutinising legislative proposals

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British Medical association on NHS reform

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10
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PGs lobbying

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Age UK

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PGs’ petitions

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European Movement UK on letting UK nationals remain in EU

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PGs direct action

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Animal liberation front

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13
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PGs mobilising public opinion

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NUS protests 2010

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PGs operating at govt. level

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ASH

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PGs operating at EU level

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Friends of the Earth Europe

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PGs operating in law courts

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Trade Unions in Rabat v Haliburton

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17
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Example of PGs being representative

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Age UK

18
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Example of PGs running for election

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Animal Welfare Party

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Example of single issue party

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Green Party

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Example of multiple issue PGs

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NUS

21
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Close associations

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Unlock Democracy and Lib Dems

22
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Parties seeking power

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Green Party run in most constituencies

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Parties accepting responsibility

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NHS reform act - Govt. had responsibility not PGs

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Narrower concerns for PGs

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Royal Society for Protection of Birds

25
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PGs not having to behave in a certain way

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Animal Liberation Front

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Sectional / interest group

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Age UK

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Cause / issue group

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National Trust

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Dual - Function Groups

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Cancer Research

29
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Insiders advantage developing policy

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British Medical Association - NHS reform

30
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Insiders preventing unfavourable legislation

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Christian Churches allowed to be excluded from equality act laws in 2010

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Insiders having to act responsibly

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National Farmers’ Union

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Insiders losing independence by being too close to govt.

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British Medical Association

33
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Outsiders that would rather be insiders

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Fathers 4 justice

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Outsiders that prefer being outsiders

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ALF

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PG promoting pluralism

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36
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PGs failing due to lack of popularity

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Arm Britain

37
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PGs alienating the public

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ALF

38
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Govt. resisting a PG campaign

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European Movement UK

39
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PG contradicting govt. policy

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NUS

40
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PGs E-petitions

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European Movement UK

41
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PGs organising campaigns

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Black Lives Matter

42
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PGs reaching more members through social media

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Momentum

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