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Council’s ‘woke’ £500K scheme to scrap parking spaces for cycle hangars leaves drivers fuming
FUMING residents have blasted a council’s “woke” £500,000 scheme to scrap parking spaces to make way for new cycle hangars.
Drivers say the plans to create 150 hangars will mean they are unable to park outside their homes despite paying £60 to £385 per year for a permit.
Fuming drivers say the plans to create 150 hangars will mean they are unable to park outside[/caption]
They claim some of the cycle units, which store six bikes at £60 each per year — so making up to £360 — have been placed in the middle of car permit spaces by the Green council in Brighton and Hove.
Ellie Reid, 34, of Brighton, said: “These hangars are a cynical ploy to raise more cash for council coffers.
“It is a perfect example of yet another pet project by our woke Green council that doesn’t make sense.”
Hove resident Laura King said: “This seems to be another weapon in the Greens’ aim to push motorists out of the city.
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“These hangars are too large for the parking spaces, making them unsafe for pedestrians, especially wheelchair users and the visually impaired.”
Brighton and Hove City Council plans to create 150 cycle hangars by 2023, creating 900 bike spaces.
Councillor Steve Davis said: “Cycle hangars provide people in homes with little or no space an opportunity to store bikes safely.”
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman tells cops to drop woke agenda and start doing their jobs
HOME Secretary Suella Braverman has told cops to drop woke “gestures” — and focus on crime.
The Cabinet minister has contacted all 43 forces in England and Wales to tell them to “get the basics right”.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has told cops to drop their woke agenda and start doing their jobs[/caption]
It comes after cops in Lincoln were filmed dancing the Macarena at a Pride event, and a think-tank’s call for police to be barred from taking the knee or wearing campaign badges.
A recent poll also revealed four in ten voters believe the police are more concerned with being woke than solving crime.
Ms Braverman has written to chief constables and the National Police Chiefs’ Council to demand change.
She said: “It’s vital that trust is restored and to address this we must have visible and responsive policing.
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“Unfortunately, there is a perception that the police have had to spend too much time on symbolic gestures than actually fighting criminals.
“This must change. Initiatives on diversity and inclusion should not take precedence over common-sense policing.”
She expects forces to cut levels of crime and treat victims with the respect they deserve.
Ms Braverman, the former Attorney General, added: “The public have a right to expect that the police get the basics right — driving down anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crime which can so easily rip through our communities.
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“To put it simply, the public want to know that an officer will visit them after a crime such as burglary.
“They want to feel safe in their cities, towns and villages.”