News from a seaside Green:
It look like the infamous bendy buses - fresh from being scrapped from the streets of London by Tory mayor Boris Johnson - could soon be seen plying their trade here in Brighton...
I'm delighted - London's loss here could well be Brighton's gain. The bendy buses will put an end to overcrowding whilst enabling services to be run more cheaply on the busy routes - and could lead to fare reductions (though I'm not holding my breath).
Councillor Ben Duncan detects ambivalence from Labour and Conservative counterparts and from the Brighton public too. But he's hopeful that a forthcoming trial will be a success. Now read on.
