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?

This essay will address what interest groups bring to the political environment. This includes looking at differing types of interest groups and how they work in politics. The aims and ideologies of interest groups will be viewed and, how their relationships with political parties and government shape their role in contemporary British politics discussed. The degree to which the role is of importance at this current time and what positive and negative aspects the role brings to the political spectrum are issues to consider. These aims will ensure the essay discovers the role that interest group's play and if they are (and in what ways they are) a contributing addition to Politics in Britain.

As there are a greater number of people who belong to pressure groups than to parties it is clear of their importance in society. These groups play a larger part in the influence of political and economic decisions than a superficial glance at political activity recalls.

Definitions are of importance if we are to analyse and explore the role of interest groups. This helps create an understanding of what we are