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Opinion: Why I Am Pessimistic for Guildford

By Martin Giles The other day I introduced a stranger to Guildford. I showed her along an ancient pedestrian route from Buryfields, down Porridge Pot Alley, over the River Wey,…

Opinion: Have Onslow Tory Candidates ‘Predetermined’ Blackwell Farm Proposal?

By Martin Giles Arguments between political parties can leave many of us cold. Politicians can often seem more interested in point scoring (even if it is only them keeping score)…

Opinion: Don’t Park & Ride – Just Ride

A visitor from Canada offers his solution to Guildford’s traffic problem. By David Bentley In Canada, where I have lived after emigrating almost 50 years ago, I am the proud…

Opinion: What Makes Your Blood Boil?

By Martin Giles With a general election looming it is understandable that the big issues are dominating the media. Should we: continue economic “austerity”, leave the EU, or discontinue Trident?…

Opinion: Remember the Local Issues in the Next Local Election

Democracy is important to The Guildford Dragon NEWS. We support no political party although we do strongly believe that it is all our duty to get involved, to use our…

Opinion: Your Local Vote on May 7 Will Count The Most

by Martin Giles It’s Thursday, May 7 – general election day. You go into the voting booth and your pencil hovers over the ballot paper. Even if you have not…

Opinion: How Many Syrian Refugees Should Guildford Take?

By Martin Giles We all know that a week is a long time in politics: it is also a long time on the news front. Turning on my radio on…

Have Most Of Us Forgotten To Remember?

By Martin Giles Most of us in Guildford did not do anything to mark Remembrance Sunday yesterday (November 9). Despite increased attendance at all the ceremonies held throughout the borough,…

Opinion: What Has Clacton To Do With Guildford?

By Martin Giles So in Clacton, Essex, last week UKIP trounced the Conservatives. Does this have anything to do with us here in Guildford? I think it it is worth…

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)…