I'd also add that many part of southern France freed themselves out of local resistance, without the help of the UK / US or anything. (politics.stackexchange.com)
«Folks made it known that Vermonters, and our friends from the Northeast, oppose the proposed tar sands pipeline, and that this project will face a concerted and stiff local resistance if and when big oil decides to try and move it forward,» said David Vandeusen, conservation organizer for the Vermont Sierra Club. (blogs.sierraclub.org)
There have been some green shoots of recovery in local and by - elections, but these have been largely quashed by a Welsh Labour party thriving on local resistance to the UK coalition government. (theconversation.com)