Over the past few weeks, there has been a common theme running through the letters page: The incompetent Brighton and Hove City Council.

From disrupted rubbish collections through idiotic road schemes and over-inflated expenses to unnecessary parking regulations, the council has failed the electorate every time.

There is only one solution, come the next local elections. Kick out every sitting councillor.

Regardless of their party allegiance, they are all collectively responsible for the mess the city is now in.

Those caught up in the Hove parking dbcle might even want to put up their own candidates to teach this arrogant council a lesson.

-Ian Slater, Mill Rise, Brighton