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Comment: A Storm In a Teacup? No, Rules on Candidacy Should Be Re-examined
By Martin Giles Our story about the eligibility of a Surrey County Council employee (Questions Raised About Successful West Surrey Candidate’s Eligibility) who stood as a candidate in the recent…
Insights: The Gathering Storm – Part 3
By Bernard Quoroll Former local authority CEO See also Insights: The Gathering Storm – Part 2 I ended my last Insights commentary by mentioning the announcement by the new West…
Insights: The Gathering Storm – Part 2
By Bernard Quoroll In Part 1 (click here to view), I tried to paint the bigger picture of a system of government which is losing its connection with people at…
Insights: The Gathering Storm – Part 1
By Bernard Quoroll This is the first of a number Insight pieces which I hope will contribute to the thinking about how the new West Surrey Council should evolve and engage…
Comment: Why We Need to Treat Earth Like a Spaceship
By Chris Rapley Professor of Climate Science, University College London and Guildford resident. Four humans recently looped around the Moon. Their vessel, an Artemis capsule, was a thin metal shell…
Opinion: Local Government Reorganisation – How Did It Happen Like This? Part 3
Patrick Oven borough councillor for Send & Lovelace and Guildford Greenbelt Group leader In Part 1 of his opinion piece Patrick Oven asked how we had arrived at the current solution…
Opinion: Local Government Reorganisation – How Did It Happen Like This? Part 2
Patrick Oven borough councillor for Send & Lovelace and Guildford Greenbelt Group leader In Part 1 of his opinion piece Patrick Oven asked how we had arrived at the current solution…
Opinion: Local Government Reorganisation – How and Why Did It Happen Like This?
Patrick Oven borough councillor for Send & Lovelace and Guildford Greenbelt Group leader Last year, the current Surrey County councillors had reached the end of their four – year period of…
Comment: Who Will You Vote For and Why?
By Martin Giles “The unitary authority scheme truly marks the end of local politics and representation. Central government has really taken control of every arm of politics now. Very sad.”…
Opinion: Can We Rely on Developer’ Promises of Affordable Homes?
By John Ferns When a developer offers “affordable housing” as part of a planning application for new homes how much can we rely on their promises? Should they be expected to…
I'm living well for nothing at all! (See: No Trifling Matter: Magpie Trapped in Godalming Sainsbury’s)
Next stop, Debt Chasm! (See: We Should All Be Outraged About the Failure to Deal with Legacy Debt)
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