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Old Shoreham Road cycle lane (Google Maps)Council docked government funding over ripped out bike lane
Brighton and Hove City Council has been docked 25 per cent of its Capability Fund finance due to the removal of a temporary cycle lane on Old Shoreham Road. Councillors voted to remove the cycle lane and said it required better planning to make it less "contentious" with other road users.
But it seems the decision has landed the city in hot water with the Department for Transport who requested more information on why the scheme had been scrapped.
It then emerged 25 per cent less than originally planned would be given to Brighton and Hove City Council as part of the Capability Fund.
The Fund is designed to support local transport authorities outside London by financing support staffing, resources and training to encourage active travel initiatives.
In a letter from the government it was made clear that future funding would be subject to proof of delivery, and advised the council to "realise their full potential" on active travel.
> Parents set up ‘bike train’ for school run after council rips out bike lane (+ video)
Councillor Amy Heley told the Argus: "We are of course pleased that the government continues to provide funding for our active travel projects, in recognition of the dedicated efforts we’re making with council officials to improve accessible walking and cycling options in our city.
"However, it’s disappointing to see confirmation of our concerns that the committee decision to remove the Old Shoreham Road cycle lane will detrimentally affect council finances.
"The Department for Transport was committed to awarding Brighton & Hove funding as part of the Capability Fund, but has now cut the amount they will offer in response to the Old Shoreham Road removal."
Dan is the road.cc news editor and joined in 2020 having previously written about nearly every other sport under the sun for the Express, and the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for The Non-League Paper. Dan has been at road.cc for four years and mainly writes news and tech articles as well as the occasional feature. He has hopefully kept you entertained on the live blog too.
Never fast enough to take things on the bike too seriously, when he's not working you'll find him exploring the south of England by two wheels at a leisurely weekend pace, or enjoying his favourite Scottish roads when visiting family. Sometimes he'll even load up the bags and ride up the whole way, he's a bit strange like that.
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Council A
Total Spend 100M
Pension Costs 10M
Council Tax raised 50M
Council Tax at Band D £150
Council B
Total Spend 100M
Pension Costs 10M
Council Tax raised 25M
Council Tax at Band D £150
Council A has pension costs of 20% of Council Tax
Council B has pension costs of 40% of Council Tax
Therefore despite the Band D council tax being the same and the pension costs being the same, Council B is far worse than Council A on the basis of the % of pension costs / council tax raised.
As I understand it, the organisers were very picky about who actually got an invitation or was allowed to participate. Actual radical 'greens' were kept at arms length in case they disrupted the status quo.
Surely Nigel "I'm really a feminist" Garage wouldn't be calling an 18-year-old woman a "silly little girl"? That would be sexist in the extreme.
Ah, along with the racism, sexism, transphobia, cyclist hatred et al you also support the physical abuse of children. You really are a charmer.
Well, no - be fair - only the physical abuse of boys. Because they wouldn't want to be sexist.
Wait... how does that work again?
Yeah, it's really kind of disturbing when someone thinks they're being reasonable by saying they're only in favour of hitting boys on the bottom but not girls, isn't it? How about adults not hitting any child on the bottom, or anywhere else?
Trendy Rendy.
The gift that keeps on giving to the Woke Brigade.
T'anks, Rendie.
Ooo, is it the same as not being able to comment on womens weight, but asking if a chap is pregnant is just bants?
Is is a surprise as well being as boo is a big supporter of a leader that claims Climate change is one of the seven biggest hoaxes of all time (releasing offiicial statements to that fact in the last week), pulled out of the Paris Accords AND also removed lots of climate and enviromental controls in his country. And of course boasted about grabbing women by their pussies and having sex with a porn star because his wife wasn't giving him any because (checks notes) she had just given birth to his son.
Of course the greens "heroes" are main climate villains.....
Surely not being able to insult her because she's a girl is actually sexist. No one is saying men are immune to criticism, so women aren't either. Furthermore public figures are fair game. Greta should go back to school and leave the politics to the adults, and the science to the scientists.
All she ever does is go on the microphone and insult the hosts of whatever she's been invited to. The audience claps at her, then she leaves.
Think you've missed the point there, Ms.Thunberg is eighteen years old, nineteen in January, so she is a woman, not a girl. Calling women "silly little girls" is sexist and patronising, as is telling them to "go back to school and leave politics to the adults" - she's past school age and is an adult.
If people weren't able to call men boys you might have a point...But they are, so you don't. Again, women aren't immune to criticism as THAT would be sexist. Besides, i'm not saying people should go and insult or attack each other, i'm just correcting your misunderstanding of what sexism is.
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.
If a man behaved childlike, maybe they get called a silly little boy. If a woman behaves childlike, maybe they might get called a silly little girl. If you point out where some man who is an activist in some way has been called a silly little boy because they have dared to raise serious issues with politicians then you might have a point.
I would actually argue that people like Greta and honoury Brummie Malala Yousafzai are actually mature for their ages anyway, especially being involved in worldwide political issues whilst actually still being at school at the time.
Using logic with Trendy Rendy?
How DARE you, Sir?!!
The Greens are taking COP26 very seriously.
I believe the leader of Brighton Council flew to Glasgow especially.
Indeed. And subsequently apologised for it as it undermined his credibility somewhat. The party leader didn't fly. Make of that what you will.
I wonder if anyone else from other groups going to this "conference on climate change" has apologised for chosing to fly? Pick your favourite colour: Blue, Red (this was actually before COP) - apologies, I can't find much on the two shades of Yellow but the SNP would certainly get some stick if they flew...
Not sure if Boris apologised, but he did get a train afterwards.
Please don't bring that to the attention of Trendy Rendy.
He copes very poorly with anything that questions his certainties.
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They've said plenty - just because the Telegraph or the Mail or whatever other rag you favour doesn't report it doesn't mean they haven't been speaking up.
Trendy Rendy again - only 'facts' which support his certainties will be entertained.
Anything that might cause him to think for a moment .... well, they are clearly lies, aren't they?!
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I think they may have been crowded out by representatives of the fossil fuel industries! Who were obviously there to discuss "phasing down" their businesses out of course.
I'll take my information raised in just the last few weeks to ensure the information is as up to date as possible.
From the BBC, that bastion of impartiality https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/55089900
The report they refer to from the Institute of Fiscal Studies
https://election2019.ifs.org.uk/article/public-sector-pay-and-employment...
There's nothing right wing here, I'm an private sector employer myself who works alongside the public sector on a number of contracts, so see first hand the vagaries of employment rights on a daily basis.
Oh look. People with a right wing viewpoint complaining about the pay and conditions of public sector workers. Shocked I am.
Oh look. Person with a left wing viewpoint thinking that Public Sector is perfect. Shocked, I tell you, shocked!
So Flintshire, do you agree that people should be just left to fend for themselves and die after a full life of working? Did you support the care home fiasco as it removed some of these dastardly leeches on society? I mean it seems you have jumped in defending someone complaining because pensioners get a pension after they retire.
Edit: Of course you will never reply or give your actual opinions as you just decide to trollsnipe along in nearly all your posts.
Decisions have consequences. These people need to stop wasting taxpayer money and responding to kneejerk reactions. Well done to the DFT for getting tough on these wasteful councils.
I'd love to see that docked money given to a council that is serious about active travel infrastructure.
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