Hi weequinie
I have a couple of supporters, but essentially it's a one-man protest. My Society Committee meet tomorrow night so they might yet decide to organise a protest, but it looks unlikely. The only other site association on the council's allotments are very much opposed to my protest.
Maybe that makes me a crank, I can't say.
I'm disappointed that people are prepared to put up with such unfairness, but in truth the average plot holder doesn't want to help with the site maintenance, isn't overly bothered if she isn't consulted on changes to the rules, doesn't particularly want to socialise on site, can afford a substantial rent increase, and can't be asked if the council pick on her plot neighbours. She might just possibly not agree with everything the council do on site, but likely as not she doesn't believe it's any of her business and is frankly appalled at the thought of directly challenging the establishment. All things being equal the few tenants who do get excited about some rule or other are already in the reactionary middle-english curtain-twitching clique who can already influence the rules and so are positively opposed to any kind of democratization that might weaken their personal control.
On the other hand, I believe that society is better if people are involved, so I want everyone on site to have an equal say in any change, and I want everyone to have an equal opportunity to get involved in the maintenance and administration, and although they might not want to initially, I believe they will want to be involved eventually given enough opportunity and encouragement. I also insist that as a minimum the council need to behave fairly and lawfully, and if they won't I'm going to shout about it, and if they can't take criticism, well, that's their problem.
