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Tralala is the name of the prostitute in Last Exit to Brooklyn who get gang-raped. Perhaps not the best name for a young girl ... that's beyond parody

Sounds like some schools are being sensible, pretty it can't be extended to more places. I'm known by my middle name (as are at least two of my friends) but it causes no end of confusion in some places - I've had people not accepting my signature because it's not my name

Quite. The most egregious example of this is the way that inhabitants of the new flats by the Open Market have objected to the stallholders opening up at 7.00 in the morning. They now can't get in until 9.00, which means they don't really start trading until 9.30. Sod the stallholders who are...

Well, we're back where we started. It depends what you're looking for of course, but, as I said, a low-crime area with lots of greenery, good local facilities and an excellent local school is pretty desirable to me. Yes, it's not an easy commute from here but as I keep saying, if you want easy...

No, I said I found one example within seconds. I didn't look for any more I don't why you get the idea that property goes for more than the estate agent's price. I've bought three properties in my life: two in London (on the market at £80k - went for £72k; on the market at £235k went for...

I didn't say every person under 40: I said most (and quoted the survey that backed it up). Look at the examples from the article of people who were struggling: Lancaster, Yorkshire, Edinburgh, Blackburn etc. If you can afford a £150,000 flat in the south-west then you're on a considerably higher...

I said that prices were silly if you live in central areas for an easy commute but if you live outside that zone, prices aren't any more mad than the rest of the south-east. You can walk to your gaff from the station, Lee, that's why house prices are crazy

Eh? I'm the one who has a really good knowledge of Brighton property prices (having only remortgaged last week). And, as I said, it only took a few seconds to find property to back up my knowledge. There were other people who appeared to be ignorant. And it's nonsense to say that only in...

That will be the story for most kids in the UK though - Brighton's not special in that regard

I grew up in Moulsecoomb - didn't do me any harm (awaits hollow laughter)

As I said, I have a piece of paper right in front of me now that values the 4-bed house that I'm sitting in right now at £275,000. I wish that it was valued at £365k but you're venturing into fantasy land with those sort of figures. I'm not going to spend my time searching for other homes but...

Exactly. It's not an easy commute to London so it's not going to attractive to people with London salaries but my point is that if you look outside those areas, Brighton is not stupidly expensive ... £330,000 for a one-bed gaff in Tottenham? Ye gods

As I said, it's what my house is worth. I live 5 minutes away from an over-subscribed "good to outstanding" primary school in a quiet, low-crime area, a few minutes away from the South Downs National Park. We have a local doctor's surgery, a local library and lots of community activities ...

Bollocks. I live in said house that has just been revalued, for mortgage purposes, at £275,000 - pretty much in line with the houses I see around me. if you don't mind living in Moulsecoomb, you can get a house even cheaper. That's what I mean: people look at the prices in North Laine and...

She went to The Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton. Now, about Uncle Barry ... EDIT: That actually got me thinking; I'd never heard of any notable alumnae from Varndean Girls. According to Wikipedia, there aren't any: is that really the case?

Absolutely. I'm getting fed up with these articles that seem to look around North Laine and draw conclusions from the people they see in the coffee shops around there. According to the last census, only about 20% of the population come from outside the city so there are large numbers of native...