After over 40 years of campaigning for quality and choice in the UK beer and pub market, some notable breakthroughs over the years include-  

• Created a rich and varied choice of real ale - In the 1970's CAMRA successfully fought the efforts of the big brewers to replace traditional ales with tasteless keg beers. Since seeing off the likes of Watneys Red, Tavern Keg and Double Diamond the campaigning efforts of CAMRA has seen the creation of hundreds of new breweries producing a wonderful array of real ales. 
• Smashed the Big brewers stranglehold on UK pubs - In the 1970s and 1980s the Big Six brewers, Allied, Bass, Courage, Scottish & Newcastle, Watneys and Whitbread monopolised regions of the country. CAMRA lobbied against this lack of choice in Britain's pubs and gradually eroded these regional monopolies. 
• The 1989 MMC Report into the Supply of Beer - In 1989, following a two and half year enquiry, the Monopolies and Mergers Commission published their report into 'The Supply of Beer in the UK'. CAMRA had submitted hard-hitting evidence to this enquiry which was the culmination of a decade or more of reports pointing out the regional dominance the Big Six brewers exercised to the detriment of the consumer. The Government responded to the report with wide-reaching reforms called the Beer Orders. The Beer Orders forced the big six brewers to sell or free from tie over 11,000 pubs. 
• Achieved the Guest Beer for lessees of National Brewers - Pressure from CAMRA ensured that the guest  beer for lessees of National Brewers was defined as having to be a cask conditioned beer. This enabled  these lessees to stock a cask conditioned beer of their choice supplied by whom ever they wished. The result was an explosion of new breweries when the guest beer order became law on 1st May 1990. Sadly these guest beer provision was repealed by the Labour government in the early 21st century.
• EU Threat to Guest Beer Averted - There was an attempt by the European Commission to ban the guest beer provision but lobbying by CAMRA  averted this move and added a bottle conditioned beer right for national brewers' lessees as well.
• Extension of mandatory rate relief to public houses
• Licensing Laws Reformed in England and Wales leading to a more flexible licensing system, The 2003 Licensing Act  
• Reduced Excise Duty for Small Brewers Achieved - In 2002 after many years of campaigning CAMRA along with SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) persuaded the Government to introduce a reduced rate of excise duty for brewers producing less than 30,000 hectolitres. In 2004 this level was raised to 60,000 hectolitres. This measure meant that small brewers were able to compete on a more level playing field with the large brewers
• Licensing Reform and more flexible opening hours - The 2003 Act gave licesnees in England and Wales more flexibility in when they could open and close their pubs. It also transferred responsibility for licensing from magistrates to local authorities.
• Pubs Minister Appointed - The creation by the coalition Government of the post of Community Pubs Minister to help coordinate actions on issues affecting pubs and pub goers that are spread across various Government departments. CAMRA was at the fore in pressing for such an appointment to continue the work started when the previous Labour Government created the post of Pubs Minister in the last few months of their administration.
• Sustainable Communities Act (England) passed - CAMRA was one of the lead parties in the Local Works coalition which saw the Sustainable Communities Act become law in 2007. The Act provides a channel for local people to push for central Government assistance and action to improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of their area. Over 100 councils submitted policy proposals to the Local Government Association. Many of these proposals concerned support for local businesses and reform of the planning system. Of particular interest to CAMRA were proposals that local authorities should have the power to require planning permission for the demolition of a local service or a change of use where planning permission is not currently required i.e. knocking down a pub or changing a pub to a shop or betting shop.
• Restrictive Covenants Investigated - Restrictive covenants have been used by pub companies and breweries to prevent pubs continuing to be run as pubs after their sale. Pressure from CAMRA has persuaded some large pub companies to announce that they will no longer impose such covenants on pubs they sell. Furthermore, CAMRA has also persuaded the Community  Pubs Minister and the Government to launch a consultation into the use of restrictive covenants in the pub industry and their impact on local communities.
• Planning Policy Loopholes Investigated - The current planning system in England and Wales does not give as much  protection for pubs as CAMRA would like. Pubs can be converted to shops, restaurants or even betting shops without the need for change of use planning permission; if subsequently an owner wishes to convert the building back to pub use change of use planning permission will be needed. Also if a pub is not listed and is free standing it can be demolished without any need for planning permission.   CAMRA has been lobbying hard to close these loopholes that have seen the loss of many community pubs and we have ensured that the Government is now consulting on this issue . CAMRA led the campaign for the Private Members Bill the Protection of Local Services (Planning) Bill which would have allowed councils to require planning permission prior to a change of use or demolition of local services such as pubs. This private members bill was withdrawn but not before the Government agreed to include clauses on such rights in the Localism Bill currently going through Parliament.
• Community Right to Buy - CAMRA has been pressing for a community right to buy so that if the owner of a community pub wishes to sell then the local community should be given the opportunity to acquire it. The Localism Bill is currently going through Parliament and if passed would give communities the right to acquire local services and assets.
• Reduced Excise Duty for Lower Strength Beers Achieved - CAMRA pressed Government to introduce a reduced rate of excise duty for low strength beers (at or below 2.8% ABV). This is allowable under current EU directives and several EU countries already have such a reduced system in place. The UK introduced a reduced rate (50% of the full rate) of excise duty for beers below 2.8% ABV in October 2011. CAMRA is now lobbying the UK Government to lobby the EU to raise the level at which such a reduced rate can be levied to 3.5% ABV.
• More locally Brewed Beers served in Local Pubs - CAMRA is successful at a local level in helping prevent pubs from closing, working with local groups to save their community pubs. The LocAle schemes run by over 125 CAMRA branches have persuaded thousands of pubs to stock locally brewed real ales.
• Improving the way Pub Companies treat their lessees - CAMRA has been at the forefront in trying to persuade the Government to take action to improve the way that large pub companies treat their tied lessees.  In 2009 CAMRA used its "super complainant" status to report what they felt were the unfair practices of large pub companies to the Office of Fair Trading and calling for a full market investigation of how pub companies operated their 'beer tie'. CAMRA's super complaint was dismissed the OFT but the case for better treatment by Pub Companies of their lessees was taken up by the Business and Enterprise Select Committee (later becoming the Business, Innovations and Skills Committee) which published a series of damning reports on the failure of the Pub Companies, culminating in a report in September 2011 calling for a statutory Code of Practice to be introduced to govern the way in which Pub Companies treat their lessees.
• Number of Breweries increased Fourfold - Since CAMRA was founded the number of breweries operating in the UK has grown fourfold to over 840 breweries. Without CAMRA's presence it is doubtful whether real ale would be as widespread as it is today.