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Richmond upon Thames Liberal Democrats:Covering the constituencies of Twickenham and Richmond Park |
Tony Greaves writes: seeing the wood for the trees
February 25, 2011 5:30 PM
• [Feb 25] Tony Greaves* writes: WHY did the Government drop its proposals for the Forestry Commission (FC) and the forests and woodlands it manages? I thought it would happen but I was astonished by the speed of it. It comes down to three things. An ill-considered and foolish policy. Incompetent presentation. And a stupendously successful and largely under the radar campaign which burst through with stunning effect.
. . this was a victory for the spontaneous grass-roots campaigners. Partly it was old-fashioned local campaigning as people responded to a local challenge. Partly it was the same kind of campaigning that brought people into Tahrir Square - low-level, internet-based, pervasive, linking together, as "the gathering swallows twittered" in the trees.
It's the new kind of people power. Bringing down governments and saving the trees.
* Tony Greaves is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords: Baron Greaves of Pendle in the County of Lancashire
• Tony Greaves writes: seeing the wood for the trees [Lib Dem Voice Feb 25]
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