As one of the leading business interests which has invested more than £200m in Brighton and Hove over the past eight years, I can only express my disappointment that, after a decade of debate over the formulation of a joined-up transport strategy, we would now appear to be right back to square one.

There is general consensus in the business community that we need a transport strategy for the city which combines a reduction in congestion with increased ease of access.

We thought we had arrived at that stage with the proposals for a rapid transit scheme linking Brighton Marina to a new park-and-ride facility near the A23/A27, which would have reduced car journeys (and hence congestion) in the city centre.

In the absence of a political consensus we would now ask each political party on the council to explain their alternative transport policies for the city as a matter of urgency. Businesses and jobs will not relocate to Brighton and Hove unless there is certainty about solutions to our transport problems.

It seems many politicians know what they don't want. Now it is time to tell us what they do want - in detail, please.

-Derek Maddison, manager, Churchill Square Shopping Centre, Brighton