Thank you for printing my letter last Monday.
However, some confusion appears to have crept in and my phrase "owned by the city" has become "owned by Brighton and Hove City Council".
I must make it clear. Magpie is not owned by Brighton and Hove City Council. Magpie is an enterprise which is part of the city and, as such, is "owned" by the city.
In that respect, it is similar to the local authority in that it is a body responsible to a democracy and paid for by citizens.
Our remit is narrower and more focused, our budgets much smaller, but we are a true democracy and, as such, are not owned by a person or an institution.
"Owned by the city" is our way of expressing that integrity.
-Robert Jones-Mantle, Frederick Gardens, Brighton
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