Politics Essay: Pressure Groups

What are two differences between insider and outsider groups?

One of the differences between insider and outsider groups is that insider groups have access to policy-makers and outsider groups have limited or no access. This means that insider groups can have a much bigger impact and can do so much easier than outsider groups who have to make large efforts to be heard. This fact links to the second difference. Because insider groups don’t have to work hard to affect policy, they are often little heard of by the public. Outsider groups, on the other hand, use the public and their support to be heard and try to achieve their aims.