Coming off the A23, visitors pass a modest floral display that spells out the message "Welcome to our city".
To its bottom right, there is a sign "To sponsor ring..."
This turns a welcome into a grudging welcome: "Frankly, we're not sure we want you here. We'd much rather spend our money on consultants' fees and councillors' expenses but if some local firm is daft enough to pay for this floral display, well, all right, we'll keep it going."
I suggest The Argus finds out how much Brighton and Hove City Council wants to remove the begging sign and has a whip round to keep the floral display unsponsored and sign-free.
An anonymous donation from a company making loads of money out of visitors would be more than welcome, don't you think?
Trevor Pateman
-Western Road, Brighton
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