I guess it depends if you believe lust were influential, I don't and I will be amazed if they are ever accepted by the new owners
The fact that Bates singled them out, removed their access to tickets, & discredited them at every opportunity collectively & individually speaks volumes to me. Do you really think Bates would have done any of these things if he didn't see them as a threat? I can think of lots of ineffectual bodies & people he could have picked on but didn't. (Oh, that's right, there weren't any other loud dissenting voices, were there?).
Not knocking you or anyone else who believe LUST were influential, just I don't believe that they were
I would suggest they had no influence over anything, except that they occasionally got media attention and that this annoyed Bates. Time for LUST to close and those who were in it, to move on to just supporting the club.
