Alex Clarke contrasts earlier attempts to accommodate every interest group with what he sees as government favouritism toward particular groups since Margaret Thatcher. His proposed standard is to govern in the country's wider interests while allowing each group enough to function. Satisfying one group completely can leave others strongly dissatisfied. Some dissatisfaction is therefore treated as compatible with a workable settlement, provided groups receive enough and see the country making progress.
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Government decisions and competing interests
A criticism of British policymaking compares accommodating every interest group with favouring a selected few.