Tim Stanley

Brighton has become an object lesson in why it is a disaster to vote Green

The eco-comrades have experimented with a series of bizarre policies

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issue 18 October 2014

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Such is their incompetence that the Greens often hurt the very causes they push

[/audioplayer]I have just moved back to Brighton, and I am happy to report that it remains as shambolic as ever. The estate agent said before opening the door to a prospective flat, ‘I’m obliged by law to tell you that the previous tenant was an alcoholic and died here.’

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