Being Mayor of Eastbourne appeared to have gone to the head of pompous Councillor David Stevens.
He has sent a stuffy letter to colleagues complaining some of them fail to stand up when he enters the council chamber.
Coun Stevens is also worried that some councillors do not wear gowns when attending full council meetings.
Such obsession with formal ritual these days is making the mayor a standing joke.
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