We have fought a rearguard action and have lost, as we shall lose tonight.
For many years now anti-fluoride campaigners have been fighting a rearguard action against fluoridisation.
However, it really does have the feel of a rearguard action after a major campaign.
Perhaps the post offices are trying to fight a rearguard action because they do not want people to move over to automated credit transfer.
They will be fighting a rearguard action to get some of that money back in the autumn.
Indeed, that rearguard action has itself adversely affected confidence in the police.
We usually fight a rearguard action but there are now 44-tonne lorries on our roads.
The second rearguard action which has to be fought is on the question of affinity.
