Spot on. If people want Brighton to be more like Eastbourne, they can, I don't know, go and live in Eastbourne?
And as for driving from east to west, residents know plenty of ways. And there's always the option of walking. Climbing all those hills keeps you fit.
How about this? If you don't like Brighton, don't visit. As a glance at the gridlocked streets and the packed pavements will tell you, more than enough people want to be here. Radical, I know ...
There's more happening in the average street in Brighton than the whole of Wiltshire. So there's a bit of rust and a few tags? Small price to pay to be among the living.
I don't think we need to take any notice of criticism from someone who lives in Swindon. And before you ask, yes, I have been recently, and I've got relatives there. Poor feckers.