As can be seen (we have little choice) local-body hopefuls are on the Hastings hustings.
General election billboards across the district have made way for hoardings from those bidding for a Hastings District Council seat and/or mayoralty.
Call me cynical, but as the years wind on it's getting harder to view these exercises in psychogeography as anything other than patronising.
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Not only are we expected to make a decision based on a soundbite and smile, but many candidates now include a picture of a tick in case you're pondering what symbol to draw in the box.
Voters aren't too sharp, apparently.