Some scientists have complained that the upcoming court battle between BP and the government over the spill has led research results to be locked up, at least for now.

一些科学家抱怨即将到来的BP公司与国家之间的官司使得许多研究结果要被封锁起来，至少目前是这样。

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Private companies have also complained about government weather services to the European Commission, claiming that the absence of competition between them proves collusion.

ECONOMIST: Weather

The report notes that the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) and the Canadian Science Writers' Association have both complained about the lack of "timely access" to government scientists.

BBC: Has Canada's government been muzzling its scientists?

The Scottish Executive has already increased the money available for local government after councils complained they would have to make further cuts to services to fund pay awards.

BBC: Councils hit by 'indefinite' strike