legislation	law-making
constituents	people who elected one MP
lobby	interest group who tries to influence MPs
corporation	large company
Institute of Directors	organizatino of top business people
minister	MP with top responsibilities , e.g. health, education
civil servant	person employed in government departments
lobbyist	person who lobby
Chancellor of the Exchequer	finance minister
annual budget	yearly financial plan
petition	formal request often signed by lots of people
tax concession	reduction in taxes
producer	manufacturer; a person or business that makes sth
centralised	concentrated in one central organisation
close-knit	with close ties to ach other
well-funded	with plenty of financial support
consumer	people who buy and use products
fragmented	separate, not cetralised
Friends of the Earth	one of the large environmental organisation
Child Poverty Action Group	one of the large organisations for helping children
paid-up member	person who has paid his membership fee; i.e. committed member
deputations	people sent to speak for a group /delegacja/
to counter	to oppose
grievance	complaint about unfair treatment
to appeal to	to request support from