"God is on the side of the large battalions." Are larger, wealthier pressure groups invariably more successful?

"God is on the side of the large battalions." Are larger, wealthier pressure groups invariably more successful? Pressure groups play a vital and powerful role in today's Britain. In order for government to make decisions which will endure and be accepted by the general public, it must test the water, and this is done by consultation through these pressure groups (Jordan 1987:1). It is much easier for government to negotiate or accept demands of these groups …

…smaller and financially weak groups such as the gay lobby have made progress. Many tactics remain open to smaller, less wealthy groups who have the opportunity to be victorious in their objectives if they make use of these democratic windows of opportunity. Bibliography A. G. Jordan and J.J. Richardson1987Government and Pressure Groups in Britain Clarendon PressOxford John Kingdom2002Government and Politics in Britain Polity Martin J. Smith1993Pressure, Power & Policy Harvester Wheatsheaf