Brighton and Hove council leader to be quizzed by public on budget

10:58am Monday 11th February 2013 in News

Jason Kitcat is answering questions from the public about the council budget Jason Kitcat is answering questions from the public about the council budget

A council leader will be grilled about how to spend a budget of more than £700 million at 1pm today (February 11).

Argus reporter Tim Ridgway will host Brighton and Hove City Council's Open Door discussion where residents' questions are put to Coun Jason Kitcat about the next year's budget.

It comes just days after the local authority's Green minority administration revealed its final proposals.

Among the more controversial cuts among £17 million of savings are reductions to Pride, the music service and children's centres.

The final budget will be decided by all 54 councillors at the council's meeting on February 28.

Twitter users can send questions by using the hashtags #BHOpendoor and #BHBudget

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Comments(17)

Cave Johnson says...
11:02am Mon 11 Feb 13

What's a budger?

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Cave Johnson says...
11:04am Mon 11 Feb 13

What's a budger?

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Tallywhacker says...
11:06am Mon 11 Feb 13

While I realize that "budger" should be budget can the Argus get a better spill chucker. Or try typing slower, accuracy over speed is butter.

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Sarah Booker Lewis says...
11:06am Mon 11 Feb 13

The story went live before it was ready. Corrections and additions have been made now.

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NickBrt says...
11:49am Mon 11 Feb 13

Jason, time to start practising for financial questions. Here's one for starters:- "If Travellers cost £x each family to clear up after them, whilst paying £0 into the local economy, how many Traveller families can the city take in each year? Answer: as many as can get here because the council tax payers will foot the bill. See, Jason, it's easy being quizzed, isn't it?!

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tom servo says...
11:49am Mon 11 Feb 13

You might want to double check. Coun Jason Kitcat... presumably you mean "Cllr" or "Councillor".

Either that or you only got 3 of the letters right and meant to say something entirely different.

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Sarah Booker Lewis says...
12:10pm Mon 11 Feb 13

tom servo wrote:
You might want to double check. Coun Jason Kitcat... presumably you mean "Cllr" or "Councillor".

Either that or you only got 3 of the letters right and meant to say something entirely different.
Writing councillor as coun is Argus house style.

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Kate234 says...
12:31pm Mon 11 Feb 13

That should be insightful. Perhaps the Argus would be interested in interviewing my child's pet rabbit on the strategic economic vision for the city next week.

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Charismatic Andrew says...
1:21pm Mon 11 Feb 13

This article would have been soooo much better if it had stopped after the first 6 words...... i.e. "A council leader will be grilled".

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tom servo says...
1:30pm Mon 11 Feb 13

Sarah Booker Lewis wrote:
tom servo wrote:
You might want to double check. Coun Jason Kitcat... presumably you mean "Cllr" or "Councillor".

Either that or you only got 3 of the letters right and meant to say something entirely different.
Writing councillor as coun is Argus house style.
If that is the case how comes the Argus has spelled it Cllr on the Open Door February 11 webcast screen?

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wexler53 says...
1:32pm Mon 11 Feb 13

I hope Labour and Conservatives do the right thing and force KitKat and cronies to do the right thing for Brighton instead of having a "lark" at our expense.

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Sarah Booker Lewis says...
2:11pm Mon 11 Feb 13

tom servo wrote:
Sarah Booker Lewis wrote:
tom servo wrote:
You might want to double check. Coun Jason Kitcat... presumably you mean "Cllr" or "Councillor".

Either that or you only got 3 of the letters right and meant to say something entirely different.
Writing councillor as coun is Argus house style.
If that is the case how comes the Argus has spelled it Cllr on the Open Door February 11 webcast screen?
That's not created by The Argus but provided by Brighton and Hove City Council.

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Sussex jim says...
2:51pm Mon 11 Feb 13

Charismatic Andrew wrote:
This article would have been soooo much better if it had stopped after the first 6 words...... i.e. "A council leader will be grilled".
We do not want Councillor meat in our burgers unless it is labelled us such.

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BornInBrighton1968 says...
3:09pm Mon 11 Feb 13

Kate234 wrote:
That should be insightful. Perhaps the Argus would be interested in interviewing my child's pet rabbit on the strategic economic vision for the city next week.
It would probably have more erudite and coherent opinions than anyone in the Green council does.

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Charismatic Andrew says...
3:15pm Mon 11 Feb 13

Kate234 wrote:
That should be insightful. Perhaps the Argus would be interested in interviewing my child's pet rabbit on the strategic economic vision for the city next week.
"Pet rabbit grilled" ....... sounds tasty! (or something out of Fatal Attraction)

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nocando says...
7:02pm Mon 11 Feb 13

£700 million not enough for these clowns. They demand more without demonstrating any kind of ability with what they've already got. Where does it all go and is that smug expression on kitcat' face meant to make us feel any better about it?

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Maxwell's Ghost says...
7:08pm Mon 11 Feb 13

Jason, why would the Government increase its grant to the city when your party has mismanaged parking revenue leaving a £700,000 shortfall, spent money on car charging points for a handful of rich people who can afford a £20,000 electric car and then created an eco bus lane which now causes more pollution and congestion so you have wasted more public money on eco driving lessons for the local residents whose lives are now blighted by terrible traffic problems?
Why would anyone have confidence in your ability when your performance so far has been that of a novice.

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