[Politics] Brighton & Hove City Council Elections- 2023 Edition

[Steve Foster]

Unfortunately I was out when he knocked on my door so didn't have the chance of a chat about his political beliefs and philosophy. I guess I'll just have to decide based on his political postings on here




I think my vote may still be up for grabs

Am more than happy to have a chat. PM me your home address & when canvassing in your road will call. Don’t even have to talk politics. We all love BHA

 

[Chicken Run]

Random thoughts on this.

Not much difference policy-wise and ideologically between labour and green voters in this area, so I wouldn't expect the politicians on both sides to be acting all popular front of Judea (if that reference isn't too unfortunate) and to be working together and alongside MP's in the interests of the city

We need a grown up conversation about cycle lanes and travel generally that doesn't automatically set people into tribes taking aim at each other.

Nothing can be done on recycling rates unfortunately. A terrible long term contract was signed.

Whoever gets in, has to make crap choices about cuts. The central government grant has been hugely reduced over the years. It's they who are to blame, if your local library, public toilet, playground is closed

2 of the 4 year term though is highly likely to be in power with a Labour Government, I appreciate once in it will take 500years to reverse mess

 

[Chicken Run]

Doesn't matter who the Council is they are hamstrung by a 30 year contract with Veolia from 2003 that limits what can be recycled. Unless you expect the Council to pay up that contract to then be able to sign a new one elsewhere? Likewise, neither Conservatives, Labour nor Greens have been able to battle successfully against the strength of the Unions re waste collection and recycling collection. Successive councils have made a mess of it all (pun intended).

Veolia you say, so are they the company responsible for collecting waste in the city as well as recycling?

 

[Eeyore]

Are you actually standing, or am I in Woosh Central this week ?

 

[Winker]

I will mostly be voting for the Queen of Hangleton, Dawn Barnett, probably the best councillor in the city.

 

[Chicken Run]

I will mostly be voting for the Queen of Hangleton, Dawn Barnett, probably the best councillor in the city.

What about the other two votes you have ?

 

[Winker]

What about the other two votes you have ?

Nick Lewry & Tony Janio (if he's standing again)

If it aint broke etc

 

[Steve Foster]

Nick Lewry & Tony Janio (if he's standing again)

If it aint broke etc

Tony J is not standing

 

[Chicken Run]

Nick Lewry & Tony Janio (if he's standing again)

If it aint broke etc

Mrs Barnett will get one of my votes, and I’ll choose two of the 3 Labour, I should add Labour have called by my house twice now, obviously no sign of the Greens and I assume the Cons might feel this is a safe ward and haven’t done much canvassing!

 

[Hugo Rune]

Tony J is not standing

Do you endorse his replacement? Sell your fellow Tory to NSC? Why vote for the man?

 

[BrightonCottager]

So you’re suggesting that the appalling recycling rates has zero to do with the Greens and it’s everyone else’s fault including in part the residents?



Mostly, yes

 

[BrightonCottager]

@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 legal advice on changing it but it looks very unlikely to be successful. Veolia is a multinational operator and probably outgunned the Council and East Sussex. Interestingly, Veolia is now importing waste from outside the County to keep the incinerator burning. There's an inherent barrier to more recycling as it needs fossil fuel based err fuel (eg plastic) to keep going. Because it makes electricity, it is counted in some official figures as recycling.

 

[Chicken Run]

Well maybe if the council got a grip of the collection the residents might take recycling seriously, and the long contract with Veolia has nothing to do with collections

 

[Stoichkov]

@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 legal advice on changing it but it looks very unlikely to be successful. Veolia is a multinational operator and probably outgunned the Council and East Sussex. Interestingly, Veolia is now importing waste from outside the County to keep the incinerator burning. There's an inherent barrier to more recycling as it needs fossil fuel based err fuel (eg plastic) to keep going. Because it makes electricity, it is counted in some official figures as recycling.

Apologies - that and what the Green party say about the Veolia contract is utter nonsense.

There's nothing to stop BHCC from collecting food waste - the contract provides for it and the facility to recycle it is ready and waiting and Lewes already use it for their food waste. BHCC just have chosen not to go down that route albeit - for the last few years - they have been waiting on confirmation of central government funding for rolling out new food waste services.

BHCC could boost the City's recycling rate by collecting residual black bag waste fortnightly but the Greens choose to continue to collect it weekly. Hastings, Wealden, Rother and Eastbourne all collect fortnightly...

The Newhaven Energy Recovery facility is in no way a barrier to greater recycling and what it burns doesn't get counted as 'recycling' - its 'energy recovery'.

The Greens love to blame Veolia but they - as normal - offer nothing much by way of an alternative.

What would they do with the waste instead of incinerating to generate electricity? Stick it in the ground? That contract has been very successful in reducing the City's waste to landfill down to about 2%.

What is the Green Party's solution for black bag waste?

 

[Weststander]

Well maybe if the council got a grip of the collection the residents might take recycling seriously, and the long contract with Veolia has nothing to do with collections

What’s wrong with collections? Been fine here for ages now since the last strike. Still poor elsewhere in the city?

 

[Chicken Run]

What’s wrong with collections? Been fine here for ages now since the last strike. Still poor elsewhere in the city?

I’ll deal in the facts, last year my recycling collection was missed 7 times, at one point we hadn’t had a collection for over 6 weeks, refuse was 6 occasions last year!

Already this year 2 recycling collections missed, there’s only been a potential of 5

Last week the grass area in Montpelier Crescent was still part covered by Christmas trees ffs.

 

[Eeyore]

Am more than happy to have a chat. PM me your home address & when canvassing in your road will call. Don’t even have to talk politics. We all love BHA

Which ward are you standing in ?

 

[Weststander]

I’ll deal in the facts, last year my recycling collection was missed 7 times, at one point we hadn’t had a collection for over 6 weeks, refuse was 6 occasions last year!

Already this year 2 recycling collections missed, there’s only been a potential of 5

Last week the grass area in Montpelier Crescent was still part covered by Christmas trees ffs.

Unlucky.

We had all that. It was ‘Covid’ absences, they must’ve been the mostly unlucky pandemic victims on the planet . Classic public sector. So they shifted staff around to make refuse collection the priority.

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

I see the historic borough boundary has been breached with the new Westdene and Hove Park Ward:

https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/South%20East/East%20Sussex/Brighton%20%26%20Hove/Brighton_%26_Hove_SO_IT.pdf

 

[Weststander]

I see the historic borough boundary has been breached with the new Westdene and Hove Park Ward:

https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/Reviews/South%20East/East%20Sussex/Brighton%20%26%20Hove/Brighton_%26_Hove_SO_IT.pdf

Crushing Hovites dreams of secession.