Foreword

Jersey

Jersey

Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

, 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.

Interest Groups

The following groups are funded by their members.

• Time4Change (political pressure group campaigning for social, judicial and legislative reform)

• Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society
  Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society
  The Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society is an agricultural association in Jersey. It has been instrumental in the development of the Jersey cow and its success throughout the world, and today is responsible for management of the breed in its Island home.The Royal Jersey Showground,...
  
  

• Institute of Directors, Jersey branch

• Jersey Chamber of Commerce

• Progress Jersey

• Jersey Youth Reform Team

• Jersey Rights Association

• Same Difference

• Jersey Hospitality Association

• Save Jersey's Heritage

• Société Jersiaise
  Société Jersiaise
  La Société Jersiaise is a scholarly society in Jersey which was founded in 1873, it promotes and encourages:* The study of the history, the archaeology, the natural history, the language and many other subjects of interest in the Island of Jersey...
  
  

• Alliance Francaise, Jersey branch

Quangos

The following groups are, at least partially, funded by government. Appointments are made by the States of Jersey

States of Jersey

The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....

• Jersey Finance

• Community Relations Trust

• Jersey Overseas Aid

• Jersey Consumer Council

• Jersey Legal Information Board