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Have Uber even tried to sign any Brighton & Hove licensed drivers? Have they even tried to recruit drivers in Brighton or Hove and then get them and their vehicles through the City Council's Blue Book qualifications?

That's the way City Cabs play it. Who is to say whether Uber will do the same? The rules laid down by Lewes District Council say this:- "Since a hackney carriage is permitted to be used for private hire purposes a passenger may be collected from another area on a pre-booked basis, although...

The irony is, though, that the continuing deregulation of the private hire vehicle trade is getting us into a situation in which it will be legal for PVHs licensed in one licensing area to operate as PVHs inside another area. How Brighton & City Council imagine that they can control this...

... and it will be more, once it's extended beyond Firle.

Don't charges shoot through the roof when demand exceeds supply?

Two reasons ... We had complaints. We can..

I'm relying for my information on a story in the Brighton and Hove News. But you may be possibly be right. In 2015, the Council certainly awarded Uber a licence for one year. The start date isn't confirmed in the minutes of the Licensing Committee panel.

... even though they were telling the local press, only three days ago, that "Currently, we do not have a timescale for our Brighton operations" ?

Presumably they can only provide the service if they can find drivers who are registered with the City Council. If they are launching at 4.00pm today, this gives them fourteen minutes.

Uber's licence to operate in Brighton expires next Friday. They say that they have applied to the Council to renew it, but a date to deal with the application has not yet been set. Their intention when first granted the licence a year ago was to operate in compliance with the Council's private...

Does supporting Newport County the first time I saw the Albion play count?

Having just listened to the Safe Standing forum, I'm left wondering whether everyone is missing the main point about standing at football - it's a way of ensuring that you can turn up at a game and get together with your mates to enjoy the game. And ... it's a slightly different group of mates...

... except, of course, the people who would prefer the economy of East Sussex to deliver benefits throughout the county, rather than see even more concentration of activity in Brighton (which is close to bursting point already).

At first glance, this seems to be a set of sensible proposals that will address most of the problems of congestion and safety that need to be resolved.

The last time they came up with a dual carriageway proposal between Lewes and Polegate, they found that the local traffic movements couldn't be accommodated without a massive amount of spending on additional improvements very similar to those that are being unveiled today. At the end of the...

The A27 between Polegate and Lewes is only congested during the peak "drive to and from work" times. When the road is busy it's because the locals are cluttering it up with local journeys. By-passing the current road will bring very little relief. Long-distance traffic at busy times is...

No. The "Folkestone to Honiton Trunk Road" was never a proposal. It was merely the name that the then Highways Agency gave to the route of the several long-established trunk roads that run between Folkestone and Honiton.

Indeed. Anyone who is expecting a dual carriageway through the National Park is going to be disappointed.

I've come across at least one team of women footballers who enjoy going out together for a pleasant evening out. Their default position is to present themselves as a team that chooses a gay venue for the enjoyable evening. Only a minority of the team are lesbians, but at least they can all...

We're still adjusting to the fact that our local county councillor has resigned from UKIP.