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The Dragon Says: Forget Efficiency and Cost-cutting, This is a Unitary Bid For Political Power
When something has gone wrong with a local service, be that potholes, rubbish not collected, planning permission granted or refused, we often blame “the council”. Many haven’t a clue whether…
XX Notes: To Buy Or Not to Buy, Aye, There’s the Rub
Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… The firm pressure moved down my spine from my shoulders to lower back, pausing briefly before slowly moving back up again.…
Life in Solitary: Money – Who Needs It?
The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards In Praise of Filthy Lucre Looks like we’re all set to adopt the unique monetary policy of Her Majesty the Queen – never carrying…
XX Notes: Dishing the Dirt
Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… Mouldy cups, apple cores, crusty cotton buds. Anyone with the pleasure of living with a teenager will have come across these…
The Worplesdon Witness, June 2020
Jan Messinger with her latest round-up of news from the parish of Worplesdon… What’s changed since mid May Well, dogs are happy. Not only are they getting plenty of exercise,…
Effingham Eye: Normality Creeps Back, Together With Its Problems
Following recent events in Effingham (click here) Chris Dick offers his personal view on another Gypsy or Traveller incursion, the ongoing joys of video conferencing and how villagers pulled together…
Life in Solitary: A Wee Horticultural Problem
The Lockdown Diary of Tony Edwards Open toilets? I’ve been getting strange telephone calls lately from people I don’t know and have never met, asking if my “toilet facilities” will…
Opinion: We Should All Stand Up for Underdogs
by Ben Paton The killing of a man by a police officer kneeling on his neck, aided by his colleagues, is self-evidently terrible. It is also self-evident that black people,…
The Dragon Says: Official Honesty and Openness in This Crisis Are Vital to Help Us Make Safe Decisions
Secrecy and poor communication continue to gnaw away at our trust in government at national and local levels in this pandemic, a time when we all need open honesty more…
XX Notes: ‘Stuff To Do’ to Avoid Doing Stuff I Need To Do
Maria Rayner‘s observational, fortnightly column from a woman’s perspective… Just had one of those Farty moments. Anyone remember Guildford’s own Man From Auntie sketch where Ben Elton has “stuff to…
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