Pressure group examples

Question 1

Liberty recent reform

Answer 1

• March 2026 misogyny as a hate crime,
• coordinated over 150,000 emails to MPs inboxes
• Led to government change on the Crime and Policing Act

Question 2

Outsider group using judiciary to make changes

Answer 2

• The Good Law Project
• Used judicial review in Jan 2026
• protesting the effect of Pharmacy first scheme which creates digital-only pharmacy bookings

Question 3

Civil disobedience from an outsider group

Answer 3

• Shut the System (STS) cutting cables Jan 2025
• against ‘fossil fuel finance’ cutting fibre optic cables for companies such as JPMorgan and Allianz

Question 4

Example of Lobbyist

Answer 4

Jim Murphy with Northrop Grumman
Former Sec of State for Scot and Labour MP
Increase defence budget to 2.5%