UK Lobbyists, Interest Groups and Pressure Groups

How many lobbying firms are there in the UK?

114

Which former Foreign secretary claimed to be able to change EU regulations for £_____?

• Jack Straw

• 60,000

Mind uses celebrities, such as ____ ___ their president, and ambassadors such as_____ _____, to promote their ‘___ __ ____’ campaign. They are also regually consulted by the ____ ____ _______

• Stephen Fry

• Alastair Campbell

• Fund the Hubs

• Health Select Committee

Positive outcome of BLM

The Welsh gov made it mandatory for schools to teach BAME history.

From March 2020- 2021, following the BLM movement, racially motivated crimes rose to their highest ever level of __%.

12%

In ____, Priti Patel described the BLM protests as “____'“

• 2021

• dreadful

Only __% of adults have a favourable view of Just Stop Oil

12%

In response to Extinction Rebellions’ protests in 2022, the government passed what Act?

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022

Just Stop oil received negative publicity by many papers, such as the Sun, which described them as ‘________’ even sent a journalist to testify against campaigners in court.

eco-zealots

After the Government met their demand for no new oil or gas licences in the North Sea, Just Stop Oil ended disruptive protest in _____

2025

In ___, the RAC presented a report saying that __% of drivers believed that smart motorways made them feel less safe, to the _____ _____ _____, prompting the government to delay them for _ years while safety was assessed.

• 2021

• 54%

• Transport Select Committee

• 5

Marcus Rashford’s E-petition to end child poverty was signed by __ ____ people, and prompted £___ million more funding from the Johnson government.

• 1.1 million

• 290 million

The ___ is very wealthy, allowing it to employ over ___ policy researchers

• CBI

• 100

In ____, Joanna Lumley headed a successful campaign to force the government to give full residency rights to Gurkhas

2009

The royal colleges of ____, _____ and ____ and_____ have long supported the morning after pill being made free of charge, however this was only introduced in 2025.

• nursing

• GPs

• Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Since __% of Britons support abortion, anti-abortion campaign groups such as ___, are highly unsuccessful.

• 90%

• Life

The research papers and advice of the __ _____ _____ were especially valued and influential in the coalition government as their small-government ideology aligned with ______

• Tax-Payers’ Alliance

• austerity

The Tax-Payers Alliance was unable to prevent the high spending of the Johnson government, when taxation reached the highest in __ years.

73

In ___, Meta appointed ___ ____ as head of Global affairs

• 2022

• Nick Clegg

In 2021, Cameron was criticised by the _____ _____ ______ as having shown a considerable “____ __ ____” when he used his government contacts when lobbying for ____ _____

• Treasury Select Committee

• Lack of Judgement

• Greensill Capital

in ____, Lobbyists successfully repealed the ____ Gin Act, allowing small-scale gin industry to grow. This shows how industry lobbying can sometimes be in the interests of all in society.

• 2008

• 1751

What Act required lobbyists to be registered?

Act for Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration (2014)