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An interest group (also called an advocacy group, lobbying group, pressure group, special interest, or less commonly specials interest) is a group, however loosely or tightly organized, doing advocacy: those determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy without trying to be elected.
Different labels
A pressure group can be described as an organized group that does not put up individuals for election, but seeks to influence government policy or legislation. They can also be described as ‘interest groups’, ‘lobby groups’ or ‘protest groups’. Some people avoid using the term ‘pressure group’ as it can inadvertently be interpreted as meaning the groups use actual pressure to achieve their aims, which does not necessarily happen. In Britain, the number of political parties is very small, whereas the number of pressure groups runs into thousands; as the membership of political parties has fallen, that of pressure groups has increased. More on [ Interest group ]
Groups put pressure on NFL to drop The Who - musicweek.com: http://tinyurl.com/ycs85gk
NFL_fan (NFL Scores) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:30:54 -0000
Groups put pressure on NFL to drop The Who - musicweek.com: http://tinyurl.com/ycs85gk
@DuncanJA yeah the pressure groups is for tomorrow, and good luck cause I've found it the hardest so far! :|
__LoveMusic (Kathryn McBride) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:24:06 -0000
@DuncanJA yeah the pressure groups is for tomorrow, and good luck cause I've found it the hardest so far! :|
Anyone in my Modern Studies class know what day the essay on pressure groups is due for? I think it's tomorrow, but I'm not sure...
DuncanJA (Duncan) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:35:49 -0000
Anyone in my Modern Studies class know what day the essay on pressure groups is due for? I think it's tomorrow, but I'm not sure...
Groups put pressure on NFL to drop The Who: US pressure groups are lobbying to stop Pete Townshend a.. http://bit.ly/8Vj8jT #MusicWeek
Metaphysicalist (Metaphysicalist) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:59:46 -0000
Groups put pressure on NFL to drop The Who: US pressure groups are lobbying to stop Pete Townshend a.. http://bit.ly/8Vj8jT #MusicWeek
Archive collection of the month - collections from pressure groups http://bit.ly/6bPlTC RT @archiveshub
nulibarts (NU Lib arts liaison) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:13:29 -0000
Archive collection of the month - collections from pressure groups http://bit.ly/6bPlTC RT @archiveshub
1st stop , groups of politics, parties, pressure groups, interest groups
aditabella (Adita Bella ) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:47:07 -0000
1st stop , groups of politics, parties, pressure groups, interest groups
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Backing Blair - Labour In, Blair Out - Campaign to encourage protest voting in the 2005 General Election in an effort to keep Labour and oust Tony Blair.
Meta Description: [ A campaign encouraging protest voting during the 2006 UK Local Elections in an effort to oust Tony Blair. Now contains slightly less satire. ]
Strategic Voter - Aims to punish the current government for Iraq while avoiding a Conservative majority.
Tactical Voter - Ant-Conservative voter-swapping campaign. Includes Tory Hitlist.
Tactical Voting in British General Elections - Provides information on how to vote to best effect in the 2005 UK election.
Tactical Voting.net - Offers advice for each constituency where a switch from one party to another may unseat the Blairite candidate. Includes top ten targets by party.
Vote4Peace - Independent campaign for pro-peace MPs in the 2005 general election.
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