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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)…

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…