Julie Burchill knows the problems of Brighton and Hove's working class because one of her best friends is a waitress.

Fantastic! The last piece I read by Ms Burchill was a hymn of praise to her idle life by her private pool in Hove. That's when she wasn't being flown round the world trying out the pools of various expensive hotels in exotic locations on behalf of The Guardian.

But even for someone with so much time on her hands, there can surely be little that is more pointless than to oppose the Capital of Culture bid. Brighton and Hove is a success because it has constantly re-invented itself.

If Ms Burchill likes failed old seaside towns with no buzz, no nightlife, no Fatboy on the beach or Groupe F in Preston Park, why doesn't she go to live in one?

-Joe Strayne, Marine Parade, Brighton