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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 been passed…

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…

The Dragon Says: Real Problems Require Real Councillors – Not Paper Ones

You will have heard of paper napkins, paper roses, even paper tigers but have you ever heard of “paper candidates”? Unless you have become unusually familiar with local politics, probably…

Opinion: What Does The General Election Result Mean for Guildford?

By Martin Giles So it’s all done and dusted. Against all expectations the Tory’s have won an outright majority, Dave has been to see the Queen and given his victory…

Opinion: Is There Really A Housing Crisis?

Ben Paton, an Ockham resident who has campaigned against proposals to build on Wisley airfield, argues that an uncritical acceptance that there is a ‘housing crisis’ does not stand up…

Opinion: Open Access at Blackwell Farm – Only 12 Years Too Late

By Karen Stevens Karen Stevens is a Save the Hogs Back campaigner. Walkers approaching Blackwell Farm, on the slopes of the Hog’s Back, might be pleasantly surprised to find they…

Opinion: Affordable Housing Is Vital To Maintain Our Prosperity

By Gordon Bridger Hon Alderman Gordon Bridger, a former councillor and Guildford Mayor, has studied Guildford’s economy closely. Here he makes the argument for building more affordable homes, even if…