Brighton bids for nannying fussbucketry prize!

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Brighton, jewel of the south coast, is run by Greens so we should perhaps be less than surprised at the Council's penchant for offensive nannying. However, their latest wheeze is wonderful - not just weapons grade nannying but wholly pointless too:

Contracts to be signed by parents pledging not to give their children alcohol are being considered by authorities in Brighton and Hove.

These will be voluntary contracts making them wholly ineffective. Oh and unenforceable as well! This is because according to the local public health boss (and we know how crap these folk are with statistics) reports that 9% of Brighton's kids have been pissed in the previous month. So leaving aside fibs and childish exaggeration, let's guess at how many of the mums and dads of these young people give a fig about signing any contract. Or, having signed said contract, taking the blindest bit of notice of its strictures.

So the Council sound like officious nannies, a few parents (probably with sober children) sign up to these passive aggressive contracts and the city's feral youth (and their irresponsible parents) carry on as before. A real win in public health terms!

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Today's nannying fussbucket: Cllr Jason Kitcat

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Down in Brighton the bin men have struck a blow against the rule of the town's fussbuckets:

The idea of “meat-free Monday” formed part of the Green manifesto before the party took control of the local authority in May.

The Cityclean depot was the first to introduce the change.

But managers have been forced to shelve the scheme immediately after the workers refused to let them give chops the chop for even one day a week. 

Excellent news. And Green nanny-in-chief Cllr Kitcat is left whining:

“The idea is to find ways to get staff and people to talk about the issue.

“We will continue to keep having conversations with staff to find out ways forward.” 

Somehow I feel those bin men will still be demanding their bacon sarnies and beef pies long after Cllr Kitcat has been voted out of his position.

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I think they're called gardens?

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You have to giggle when greens and planners come together:

Green party-controlled Brighton & Hove Council has published draft guidance to encourage developers to include food growing areas in new building schemes.

Clearly important to our green pals is this growing:

"We already have strategies in place aimed at encouraging food growing and releasing more space for people to use.  So it makes sense to see how every new development can contribute to these goals."

I think they're called gardens!

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