I’ve lived in Greater London for most of my adult life, but Sussex, my birthplace, will always have my heart. Even so, loving a county is a lot like loving your family.
Some you adore, and others, like the dodgy uncle you try to avoid at weddings and the wayward cousin nobody likes to talk about, let the side down. And yes, I’m looking at you, Chichester and Brighton.
When I grew up in Sussex, it was inhabited by locals, artists and the occasional celebrity. Now? It’s heaving with DFLs (Down From London) chasing clean air and a bigger garden.
I get it.
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