[Sussex] One Sussex - time to unify?

[Crispy Ambulance]

Oh My !!

These were the "house-names" at Longhill School when I was there in the early 1970s ....
I was in Arundel [reds]

No recollection of raped admins mind ....

We had Arundel, Bramber, Lewes and Pevensey at Stringer. I too was Arundel (reds).

 

[BadFish]

Why stop there? Let's join up and secede from the UK.

With Harry and Meagan leading the charge on Whitehall!!!

Hurrah!!

 

[Anger]

I agree, and we should unify ourselves under one name.

From West Sussex, I propose we take the name “West”
From East Sussex, we should use the word “Sussex”

Have you considered Wussex?

 

[Flounce]

No, East Sussex is a shithole, I want nothing to do with it

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

No, East Sussex is a shithole, I want nothing to do with it

This - they’re practically French….

 

[Blue3]

Elected Mayors with some real power have been place in Manchester and London where they notably have made some major infrastructure improvements.

 

[Gwylan]

What a waste of time, resource and money, which is unlikely to provide any benefits to those living in the new Mayoral area.

The thinking is that will save money. We're already seeing some councils sharing computer resources, there will be other savings too. Unfortunately, those savings will mainly be in personnel, so I'm not sure this is entirely good news

 

[Nitram]

Elected Mayors with some real power have been place in Manchester and London where they notably have made some major infrastructure improvements.

That works because of high population density in a geographical area. Brighton is the only major city with a much smaller population. I can’t see how a large council would create an identity to cover the rural and small town divisions in Sussex there are so many competing demands to make it work.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

No, East Sussex is a shithole, I want nothing to do with it

Always considered you a tit when you post about football but this post raises it to twat.

 

[curly69]

West Sussex can do one

No East Sussex can do one.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

West Sussex can do one.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

I like this idea. Will seriously cut costs I'd have thought. But it has to be requested by the councils I believe. And that's like asking the turkeys to vote for Christmas.

 

[Flounce]

Always considered you a tit when you post about football but this post raises it to twat.

I do work at it, thanks

 

[Flounce]

With Harry and Meagan leading the charge on Whitehall!!!

Hurrah!!

How come they get to be Duke and Duchess of Sussex? I’d like to strip them of West Sussex and just leave them as Duke and Duchess of East Sussex

 

[Washie]

How it feels reading this thread

 

[Van Cleef]

There's been a lot of bad blood built up over the years, so I propose we have a bit of a civil war first to clear the decks a bit. Which West Sussex will obviously lose because they're a bunch of pansies and mummy's boys.

 

[rippleman]

I have always been a proud South Saxon and never recognised (in my head) the division of the County.

However, recent reading has led me to conclude that at some point the South Saxons had two kings at the same time. Unfortunately, I can't recall where I read this! Was anybody else aware of this? There appears to have been "sub-kings" for periods.

However, to put the East / West issue to bed, the traditional residence of the South Saxon kings is believed to have been at Kingsham, once outside the southern walls of Chichester.

I'd happily support a united Sussex. When are we on the streets?

 

[pocketseagull]

All you West Sussex Superiors, you do realise you support Brighton & Hove Albion? East side forever.

 

[andy_eg]

West Sussex is best Sussex