In any case, the 'divisiveness' of people like 'Hackney POB' lies in the fact that instead of, say, achieving their goals by setting up a group to influence the policy of HCC by promoting examples of high-quality cycling infrastructure, they start issuing public demands that HCC complies with their view or they tear up their membership cards, or run single-issue blogs ranting on about the organisation's betrayal of their cycling ideals.
It's this kind of stuff, rather than the existence of different viewpoints, that no doubt has the Public Realm people in local authorities smirking into their tea.
In any case, the 'divisiveness' of people like 'Hackney POB' lies in the fact that instead of, say, achieving their goals by setting up a group to influence the policy of HCC by promoting examples of high-quality cycling infrastructure, they start issuing public demands that HCC complies with their view or they tear up their membership cards, or run single-issue blogs ranting on about the organisation's betrayal of their cycling ideals.
It's this kind of stuff, rather than the existence of different viewpoints, that no doubt has the Public Realm people in local authorities smirking into their tea.