The grand Regency terraces of Brighton need painting every other year as the sea eats away at the stucco, and even the seagulls specialise in a form of salty shit that digs into the gloss of cars.

因为大海蚕食了那些灰泥，所以布莱顿的丽晶梯田每隔一年就要重新着色，甚至海鸥也专门在轿车上拉了咸咸的屎。

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Compare that with the then Labour leader Neil Kinnock falling into the sea in Brighton in 1983.

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The nearest I can remember is the former Labour leader Neil Kinnock getting his bum wet in the sea at Brighton back in 1983.

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Both made an appearance here in Brighton, whilst talk of strikes swirled in the sea air.

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