Brighton & Hove Independent Issue 106 13th September 2013

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A full-scale war of words has fight on erupted over council plans to Page extend 20mph speed limits to large areas of Brighton and Hove. An anonymous group of Exclusive by Greg Hadfield individuals - including prominent local businesses and at least A FLOOD of information about one senior Conservative Party Brighton and Hove City Council is figure - are behind a series of be released in a radical shift towar advertisements that accuse the greater transparency. Green-controlled city council of Detailed results of more than declaring war on motorists. 1,000 requests a year made under The first advertisement, which the Freedom of Information Act ar appeared on Wednesday, was to be published online, Brighton & headlined: “Council declares war on Hove Independent can reveal. city motorists…”. GCSE results It will also be easier for citizens It accused the council of How our schools performed to make requests, following “draconian parking charges” and a pioneering agreement with “eradication of essential parking Page mySociety, a charity that uses digi spaces”. technology "to help people become And it said: “Despite the total more powerful in the civic and lack of evidence to support the Portslade democratic parts of their lives". council’s transport plans, they are The 20mph zone is set to be one of the largest in the country Currently, only the person who ploughing on regardless with Phase makes a direct request 2 and ultimately intend to extend there was “no evidence” to suggest to the Advertising Standards advertisements to be “honest and to the coun Hove sees the response. the 20 mph limit as far afield as measures reduced accidents, Authority. truthful”. Today, we can also Saltdean in the east and Portslade carbon emissions, air pollution, or The letter - a version of which “It seeks to discredit aspects of report for Brighton the first time that recent Freedom in the west.” congestion. has been seen by Brighton & this council’s transport policy in of Information requests have Most controversially, the fullAs a result, Ian Davey - the Hove Independent – alleges the order to influence the outcome of disclosed: page newspaper advertisement Green Party lead member for advertisement breached rules set a current public consultation,” the • £51,690 claimed legal experts “poured transport - has drafted a formal by the Committee of Advertising draft complaint states.has been spent on legal for3 evictions of travellers scorn” on council findings and said complaint, on behalf of the council, Practice (CAP) that required Continuedservices on page from illegal encampments across Pick-up points Pick-up points the city since 2004; the legal costs Find out where to getDooryour to-door involving Wild Park alone total copy of the paper delivery £3,810;

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