Factors Affecting Pressure Group Success
What determines whether a pressure group achieves its goals — including financial resources, membership size, expertise, media access, insider status, and the political climate.
Real World
The Countryside Alliance's 2002 march attracted 400,000 people to London and demonstrated the rural vote's potential electoral weight, yet ultimately failed to prevent the 2004 Hunting Act — showing that size alone does not guarantee success against a determined government majority.
Exam Focus
Never list factors in isolation; 'evaluate' questions require you to weigh which factor is most decisive and why, with supporting evidence.
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