List of pressure groups in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of pressure groups in the United Kingdom. These pressure groups, based on their relationship with United Kingdom policy makers, can be divided into insider groups, who have high degree of involvement and influence and outsider groups, who have little or no direct involvement or influence.
For the most complete list of pressure groups available consult the "Directory of British Associations"
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[edit] Sectional
Sectional or interest groups represent the interests of members, such professional organisations and trade unions.
- British Medical Association
- Confederation of British Industry
- List of trade unions in the United Kingdom
[edit] Cause
Cause, promotional or attitude groups aim to change opinions and attitudes.
[edit] Political
- Article 19
- Campaign Against Arms Trade
- Campaign for Freedom of Information
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom
- Celtic League
- Charter88
- Defy-ID
- Electoral Reform Society
- The Freedom Association
- Labour Representation Committee
- MigrationWatch UK
- Muslim Council of Britain
- NO2ID
- Society for Individual Freedom
- Stop the War Coalition
- TaxPayers' Alliance
[edit] Environmental
- Campaign for Better Transport
- Campaign to Protect Rural England
- Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales
- Climate Camp
- Countryside Alliance
- Greenpeace
- Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
- Friends of the Earth Scotland
- Forum for the Future
- Women's Environmental Network
- Rowers against Thames Sewage (RATS)
- Surfers against Sewage
- Waste Watch
- Rights Of Way Alliance Neath (Rowan)
[edit] Public Health
[edit] Food
- Food Commission
- Sustain the alliance for better food and farming
- The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)
[edit] Animal welfare and animal rights
- Advocates for Animals
- Animal Aid
- British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection
- League Against Cruel Sports
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Countryside Alliance
- PDSA
[edit] Family life
- Fathers' rights movement in the UK
- Society for the Protection of Unborn Children
- Mothers Apart from Their Children
- LIFE
- National Society Prevention Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
[edit] Cultural
- Association of British Counties
- Saddleworth White Rose Society
- Welsh Language Society
- Yorkshire Ridings Society
[edit] Women
- The Fawcett Society
