Jersey, as a polity predominated by independents has always had a number of local pressure groups.
Many ad-hoc lobby groups form in response to a single issue and then dissolve once the concerns have been dealt with.
However there are a number of pressure groups actively working to influence government decisions on a number of issues.
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“Ladies and gentlemen, I have a grave announcement to make. Incredible as it may seem, strange beings who landed in New Jersey tonight are the vanguard of an invading army from Mars.”
—Orson Welles (1915–1984)
“Osteopath—One who argues that all human ills are caused by the pressure of hard bone upon soft tissue. The proof of his theory is to be found in the heads of those who believe it.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.”
—David Mamet (b. 1947)