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Opinion: New Joint Scrutiny Committee Weakens Accountability
By Jane Austin and Philip Brooker leaders of the Conservative Group and chairs of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees at Waverley and Guildford Borough Councils The decision to merge and…
Opinion: Voters Should Decide How They Are To Be Governed LocallyÂ
By Bernard Quoroll Former local government CEO There is some measure of truth in Cllr George Potter’s comment that this Labour government has no mandate from its manifesto for the…
Opinion: Developer Contributions Should Not Be Supporting Council BudgetsÂ
By Jane Austin leader of the Conservative Group at Waverley Borough Council Money pledged to finance much-needed infrastructure should not be left unused by councils for years. The Guildford Dragon…
Comment: What Will the Guildford By-election Tell Us?
By Martin Giles The by-election called following resignation of Fiona Davidson, the former R4GV county councillor for Guildford South East, is the first opportunity to test the political temperature in…
Opinion: Burst Pipes, Broken Promises: Government Targets Could Leave Us High and Dry
By Liz Townsend Liberal Democrat borough councillor, portfolio holder for Planning at Waverley Borough Council For decades, successive governments have ignored mounting warnings that our water and sewage infrastructure is…
Opinion: Why Guildford Needs a Town Council
By Gavin Morgan A survey has gone round to residents in the town centre asking for views on the creation of a town council. I urge everyone to take a…
Comment: Parish Councils – Who Cares?
By Martin Giles A letter from the former chair of Guildford Labour on parish councils has triggered a significant reader reaction. Excellent! Part of the role of The Dragon is…
Insights: The Devil Remains in the Detail of this Sorry Mess of a Bill
By Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO Dragon readers might be forgiven for not spotting and reading, ‘The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill”, printed on July 10 and conveniently…
Opinion: It’s Been a Year Since the General Election. Guildford Deserves Better from its MP
By Adam Heilbron former Conservative borough council candidate A year has passed since the General Election and it’s a good time to do a performance review of our new MP,…
Opinion: Never Have We Needed the Benefits of the Natural World More
By Catherine Masterman Interwoven with the human scale infrastructure that dominates and regulates our lives – the roads, the trains, the telegraph wires, the pavements, the houses, shops, schools and…
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