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Opinion: The Council’s Suspension Of Its Sponsorship Policy – The Case Against
By Mark Chapman Liberal Democrat borough councillor for Westborough On September 19th, to help finance National Armed Forces Day, the Leader and the Managing Director of Guildford Borough Council (GBC)…
Opinion: Armed Forces Day
Matt Furniss, Conservative lead councillor for transport, infrastructure and environment and borough councillor for Christchurch ward was asked why, in his view, the suspension of the GBC sponsorship policy is…
Opinion: A Return To Committee Governance Would Be Good For The Borough
By Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman Gordon Bridger is a former mayor and Lib Dem borough councillor. The Motion put forward by the Liberal Democrats for reforming the Guildford Borough Council …
Opinion: The Dragon Meets St George
By Martin Giles I was minding my own business, dutifully scribbling at the back of the council chamber when a public speaker, Peter Shaw, a doctor of something or other…
Opinion: Why Has Lovelace Fallen Out Of Love With The Tories?
By Martin Giles What are we to make of the remarkable by-election result on Thursday (September 25) in the Lovelace ward that covers Ripley, Wisley and Ockham? It was truly…
Opinion: MP’s Criticisms Are Fair – But We Do Have The Basis of a Vision and a Plan
By Gordon Bridger Our MP Anne Milton has made some trenchant and valid criticisms of the Guildford Draft Local Plan. She says it: lacks vision, lacks infrastructure proposals, there is…
Opinion: Local Scots Give Views on the Referendum…
This week has been tumultuous for the political and constitutional scene in the whole United Kingdom. The Union survives but political changes in all parts of the UK now seem…
Opinion: Scotland Can Teach Us A Lesson Before A Single Vote Is Counted
We might be at the other end of the United Kingdom (at least it’s united as I write) but we do already have a lesson or two to learn from…
The Dragon Says: We Must Have No Double Standards in Guildford
The Mayor of Guildford has acknowledged his mistake in allowing a councillor to overrun his speaking time limit while, in the same debate, cutting off some public speakers mid sentence.…
Opinion: A Tale of Two Meetings
By Martin Giles “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the…
See Dragon story: GBC’s Explanation of Major Land Sale Notice Error ‘Borders on Arrogant’ Says Councillor
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