Do we want a Brighton and Hove takeover?

Generosity towards one’s opponents is uncommon in politics, unless your opponent has recently died when everyone has nothing but positive things to say. A rare example of extraordinary generosity during a lifetime occurred in 1986 when the outgoing Conservative mayor of Brighton, Bob Cristofili, voted for Labour’s Jackie Lythell to become mayor, thereby gifting control of Brighton Borough Council to Labour for the first time in its history. For this Bob was ostracised by his fellow Conservat