Restaurants in Durham, North Carolina, (USA), have risen to a challenge
from local campaigning group, Triangle Meatless Monday, by competing to produce the best meat - free dish.
As any criticism of government policy can affect how people vote, this would severely limit any organisation's ability to campaign against government policies before an election — tying the hands not just of unions, but also of charities, NGOs and
local campaign groups.
The Millennium Dome is the first venue to come under scrutiny, and
local campaign groups, the police, religious groups and members of the Greater London Assembly will have a chance to have their say.
In virtually every area where proposals have been made,
local campaign groups have developed (eg Hacan Clearskies at Heathrow, Stop Stansted Expansion at Stansted), alongside the «traditional» environmental lobby.
Here is the image (click it to enlarge) which the Richmond and Twickenham Liberal Democrats have used on their website in the last week to accompany a story accusing both the local Conservatives and
a local campaign group of lying about a development issue.
After a string of political scandals drenched in allegations of corruption, charities, NGOs, journalists and
local campaign groups are desperate to know who's been paying for their politicians» campaigns.