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@Weststander Yes, they went for a referendum for an elected mayor and cabinet style. They lost. Seems bizarre that a Labour Council wouldn't want a ULEZ as one has successfully been introduced in London by the most powerful Labour politician in England. @Westdene Seagull Yes, the Greens...

If the Greens do badly here it'll probably be because of ward boundary changes, a reaction to them leading the Council through Covid, a recession and dealing with cuts and the national swing to Labour. What concerns me as a democrat is that Labour will probably try to introduce a cabinet style...

I doubt Labour would naturally go for a ULEZ because they do what the GMB taxi drivers want (as in the Old Shoreham Road cycle lane removal). However, next time I see a close acquaintance of mine who is very well connected, I'll ask them.

@Mellor 3 Ward 4 The Greens and Labour have been working together on 4 key issues (education, social services, climate change and housing, I think) but, come election time, the gloves are off. In the absence of proportional represention and any kind of electoral pact this leads to accusations of...

@Brovion Hollingdean and Stanmer doesn't exist anymore. Parts of Fiveways has merged with parts of Hollingdean , which will make it interesting as there'll be more traditional Labour territory in there. Regarding the Veolia contract (signed by Labout, for the record), the Greens have taken...

There are a lot of similarities between Green and Labour - I know this as an ex-member of Labour and current Green member. Labour (& even the Tories) have nicked Green policies over the years. I personally think it will be a close run thing as the Greens have had to deal with running the city at...