What 'promotion' is she talking about?
She sounds like a mate of Angie Rowlands.
Letter: I don't want my tax to help promote stadium
Lewes residents may be worried about how much tax the district council is spending to oppose the proposed stadium at Falmer but I am concerned at how much council tax Brighton and Hove City Council has spent promoting it.
I have been opposing this outrageous development, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, for the past six years and wonder if my money has been spent on it.
I feel like withholding my next instalment of council tax and sending a donation to Lewes District Council (LDC) instead.
As well as the council, there are three local MPs but their views don't coincide with mine and I didn't vote for them.
A stadium at Falmer is relevant to LDC and it is a local issue, not a national one.
Instead of telling Lewes councillors to "keep their noses out of Brighton and Hove's business" (as Des Turner suggested in The Argus, December 1), I suggest those MPs whose constituencies aren't affected by the stadium shouldn't be consulted. It is none of their business and their views are irrelevant.
I also feel like withholding the part of my tax which goes to paying MPs' salaries and sending it instead to Norman Baker, the Lib Dem MP for Lewes, who has always opposed the stadium.
The Argus, which is the only daily newspaper in the area, is completely and utterly biased.
It shouldn't take sides but should remain neutral. Surely there are other, much more worthwhile, causes which it could support. It should report the news, not try to influence it.
Next year, I hope LDC will win and prevent a stadium ruining the pretty little village of Falmer.
I also hope the three MPs for Brighton and Hove will be replaced by Green Party representatives who care about the environment.
And I hope The Argus finds a worthier and less controversial cause to campaign for.
Being the season of peace and goodwill, above all, I hope the bitterness and hatred which have dominated this issue are replaced with understanding and consideration.
-Helen Mason, Brighton
She sounds like a mate of Angie Rowlands.
Letter: I don't want my tax to help promote stadium
Lewes residents may be worried about how much tax the district council is spending to oppose the proposed stadium at Falmer but I am concerned at how much council tax Brighton and Hove City Council has spent promoting it.
I have been opposing this outrageous development, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, for the past six years and wonder if my money has been spent on it.
I feel like withholding my next instalment of council tax and sending a donation to Lewes District Council (LDC) instead.
As well as the council, there are three local MPs but their views don't coincide with mine and I didn't vote for them.
A stadium at Falmer is relevant to LDC and it is a local issue, not a national one.
Instead of telling Lewes councillors to "keep their noses out of Brighton and Hove's business" (as Des Turner suggested in The Argus, December 1), I suggest those MPs whose constituencies aren't affected by the stadium shouldn't be consulted. It is none of their business and their views are irrelevant.
I also feel like withholding the part of my tax which goes to paying MPs' salaries and sending it instead to Norman Baker, the Lib Dem MP for Lewes, who has always opposed the stadium.
The Argus, which is the only daily newspaper in the area, is completely and utterly biased.
It shouldn't take sides but should remain neutral. Surely there are other, much more worthwhile, causes which it could support. It should report the news, not try to influence it.
Next year, I hope LDC will win and prevent a stadium ruining the pretty little village of Falmer.
I also hope the three MPs for Brighton and Hove will be replaced by Green Party representatives who care about the environment.
And I hope The Argus finds a worthier and less controversial cause to campaign for.
Being the season of peace and goodwill, above all, I hope the bitterness and hatred which have dominated this issue are replaced with understanding and consideration.
-Helen Mason, Brighton
