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Why is campaigning so thankless? 

Forget the Big Society — it's more Knackered Society as campaigners take flak from all and sundry as they protest day in, day out

22 February 2014

9:00 AM

22 February 2014

9:00 AM

‘Quick, let’s slip one in the menu,’ said the builder, taking a leaflet from my handbag after we had paid the bill at the pavement café where we had just had lunch.

As he did that, I put one inside the menu on the next table, which was empty, and the table beyond that.

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