In the light of Brighton and Hove's councillors awarding themselves another increase in allowances while denying teaching assistants a living wage and fully paid holidays, is there any chance of them following the enlightened stance of Ken Livingstone's Greater London Authority.

The GLA is guaranteeing all its staff a minimum of £7.70 an hour next year and also stipulating the same is paid by its subcontractors?

Now that really would be a council to rally round.

-S Albert, Hove