Brighton and Hove and Lewes council chiefs fail to win title

6:30pm Wednesday 27th February 2013 in News

Council leader Jason Kitcat made it to he final of Leader of the Year Council leader Jason Kitcat made it to he final of Leader of the Year

Two council leaders missed out on a top award.

Jason Kitcat,, of Brighton and Hove City Council, and Lewes District Council's James Page were nominated for the title of Leader of the Year at the 2013 Councillor Achievement Awards.

But neither won the title with the award going to Catherine West of Islington Council.

The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU), which organises the awards, said they had been nominated by the public and shortlisted from a record number of nominees.

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Comments(21)

NickBtn says...
6:46pm Wed 27 Feb 13

That's a pity. My hat was ready to eat if Mr Kitkat had been victorious

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cvs says...
6:53pm Wed 27 Feb 13

They were nominated by the public????

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Idontbelieveit1948 says...
7:04pm Wed 27 Feb 13

cvs wrote:
They were nominated by the public????
Yes, in this case students protesting at Sussex needed something to do !

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Morpheus says...
7:08pm Wed 27 Feb 13

The golden fleece was awarded to somebody else. Poor Jason.

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fred clause says...
7:18pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Thank God for that there's hope left yet

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Nosfaratu says...
7:28pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Might the lack of award reflect the lack of achievement.

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AmboGuy says...
7:39pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Jesus Christ! I'd love to see which councillors

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AmboGuy says...
7:39pm Wed 27 Feb 13

AmboGuy wrote:
Jesus Christ! I'd love to see which councillors
....weren't even nominated. They must be truly awful!!

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george smith says...
7:58pm Wed 27 Feb 13

I am not surprised he didn't win, but I am surprised there are people mad enough to nominate him

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Dealing with idiots says...
8:12pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Will there be a vote for the worst? I have my nomination paper ready Jason you pompous little pseud. How dare you damage our city like you are?

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mimseycal says...
8:26pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Well, this is one failure to win I will definitely be celebrating.

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keswick says...
8:38pm Wed 27 Feb 13

If Mr Chocolate bar was nominated as one of the best the rest must be really bad. Beggars belief that that is possible.

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Hoarder12345444 says...
8:41pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Oh wow, well every cloud and all that!! Having to face Lewes roads awful bus lane does have some joy, laughing at these clowns.

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Maxwell's Ghost says...
9:54pm Wed 27 Feb 13

.....do you mean the bus lane with the world's worst reinstatement and shocking line painting.
Did this really cost £6 million. It's a really poor job.
Take a look at the shocking line painting at Moulsecoomb and also the lack of signage means no one knows which lane they should be in.
It's bloody dangerous.

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Valerie Paynter says...
10:20pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Did they fail? Or did someone else just happen to WIN?

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Tussle says...
10:29pm Wed 27 Feb 13

AWARDS ???? Thanks for increasing already stretched incomes, blame it on central Government - Too scared of the Unions that run BHCC are we? Kitcat et al wouldn't say boo to a goose on that front. Let's get to a real crunching question HAVE THEY SETTLED THE TOTAL BILL OF EQUAL PAY YET? BECAUSE THAT IS A STONKING BILL THEY ARE HIDING!! (Apologies for the caps) that has to be paid out, and they delaying it. Come on everyone, if the awards weren't disgusting enough, the management are.

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Dave At Home says...
11:44pm Wed 27 Feb 13

Looks like he is on the slippery slope, let's hope he is not too disappointed when he loses the next contest too ....

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Somethingsarejustwrong says...
6:35am Thu 28 Feb 13

Beggars belief!

Why would anyone in their right mind nominate / vote for these muppets.

The informed and intelligent among us are left with these incompetents wasting money on things designed to appeal to minority miscreant groups.

Beggars belief!

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Phani Tikkala says...
8:07am Thu 28 Feb 13

If the measure of success is whether as leader he's succeeded in streamlining the council, reducing council tax and improving necessary services whilst cutting out the waste and not spending vast amounts on vanity projects, he's failed on all counts

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Crystal Ball says...
8:48am Thu 28 Feb 13

He might want to start by wearing a tie to show a bit of respect to the position he holds (in name only) and other colleagues.

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qm says...
11:44am Thu 28 Feb 13

Must have nominated themselves!

I can think of an appropriate award for which they are both eminently qualified to win hands down! Speaking of hands down . . . . oh better not . . .

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