kick up a fuss

Without partisan interest to kick up a fuss around certain values, it’s the interest groups, ultimately, that take up the fight.

"I am not the type of person to kick up a fuss," says Pippa, a retired cafe owner.

There has been growing debate over how to manage what China calls "bear children" - spoilt young kids who kick up a fuss in public spaces such as by screaming or damaging public property.

But it reinforces her belief that performers should know in advance about explicit scenes so they don't have to "kick up a fuss" on set or feel pressure to do something which makes them feel uncomfortable.

"They're right to kick up a fuss over this. These customers that are paying for handsets after contracts end are very lucrative for operators, which is why perhaps they've been so slow to move," he said.