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Opinion: EVEL Good – GVGP Better

By Martin Giles The barefaced cheek of the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) MPs in hijacking the vote on fox hunting is likely to annoy many of us south of the…

The Dragon Says: Ms Juneja Should Show True Remorse

“And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids.” This is how every episode of Scooby Doo, the American animated children’s show from the 1970s,…

Opinion: Guildford Should Cherish Its Students

By Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman and former Mayor Are students a burden on Guildford residents simply occupying scarce housing while exempt from Council Tax or are they an asset bringing…

Opinion: Armed Forces Day – It Was Not About Jingoism

By Martin Giles I must declare an interest; for ten years of my life I was a soldier. But there is no doubt in my mind that the Armed Forces…

The Dragon Says: It Is Time For The Council Leader To Answer

What are we to make of the behaviour of the leader of Guildford Borough Council Stephen Mansbridge? Since the conviction of his close friend and business associate he has said…

Opinion: There Are Lessons To Learn From The Juneja Case – The Council Must Admit It

By Martin Giles When a councillor admits she is a criminal it is a serious business but at last the court case has been completed, a sentence has now been…

Opinion: Death Threats Have No Place in Guildford’s Politics

You might feel extremely strongly that the green belt around Guildford needs protecting. You might feel very strongly that Guildford needs more houses and a fraction of the green belt…

Opinion: What The Doctor Ordered Made The Railways Better

By David Rose I was at Guildford railway station 50 years ago when the last trains ran over the Guildford to Horsham branch line. Just five years old at the…

Opinion: Election Reflections – Martin Giles

Am I the only one feeling a sense of post election anticlimax? We had been told for weeks that we were truly in a multi-party scenario, that the mould was…

The Dragon Says: Monika Juneja – The Remaining Question

One stand out question remains in the wake of the Monika Juneja court case this week. It is not what sentence she will receive, no doubt the judge will consider…