(I'm not suggesting that this article is indicative, but many of my Brighton based - or ex-pat - friends bemoan what's become of Brighton over the years.]
Would neg rep. That article has been posted before, even if it were factually correct (which it appears isn't the case - who would have thought it?), it's just terribly written. You can't just assert something is a terrible idea without explaining your reasoning.
A lot of people in Brighton beg to differ:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/features/9342592/brighton-has-become-an-object-lesson-in-why-it-is-a-disaster-to-vote-green/
(I'm not suggesting that this article is indicative, but many of my Brighton based - or ex-pat - friends bemoan what's become of Brighton over the years.]