We have a partial success.

The government, scared of a heavy defeat in the Lords (largely due to our 100,000 name petition delivered by 38 degrees), have backed down and put it on hold for six weeks, ""for further consultation!""

I will be backing 38 degrees in keeping the pressure on throughout.

This would be a very good time to let your MP know, if you haven't already, what expectation he/she will have regarding your vote, if the Bill goes through with Section 2 unaltered.

Most people would agree that section 1, concerning control and transparency of corporate lobbying, is OK, and would therefore want the Bill to succeed, with section 2 amended to protect the freedom of individuals, charities and organisations with no corporate function.

We have drawn the government's and the Lords' attention to the breakdown of the weaknesses and dangers inherent in Section 2, by electoral law expert Ros Baston, in which she states that the alterations recently made were cosmetic and did nothing to improve it.

I can produce links for anybody who wants to look them up.

Don T.