Download or read book Parliament and Pressure Politics written by Michael Rush and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1990 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pressure-group activity has increased in the British Parliament in recent years. This study examines the activities of pressure groups in relation to individual MPs, legislation, select committees, party and all-party subject groups, political consultants, and the House of Lords. The essays adopt a broad definition of the term to include groups such as trade unions and business and professional organizations, as well as those bodies specifically created to exert political pressure. Providing a comprehensive picture of pressure-group activity in relation to Parliament, this book places it within the wider context of pressure politics in Britain today.