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Opinion: The Internet Is A Wonderful Thing But Not If Used To Exaggerate and Bully
By Caroline Reeves The internet is a wonderful thing, communication is simple, quick and often free. But the very things that make it so invaluable can also be its downfall.…
Opinion: Reflections On An Uphill Journey – Something Should Be Done
By Martin Giles – Cycling from one end of the country to the other does not make you wiser – but it does give you the chance to observe a…
The Dragon Says: Conservative Party Turmoil – Do They Take Us For Fools?
You can’t fool all the people, all the time: Abraham Lincoln. The big local news is that Alan Young has left his leadership of the Guildford Conservative Association (GCA), larded…
Opinion: Many Will Want Their Views To Count As Draft Local Plan Enters New Phase
The debate over the council’s draft Local Plan is set to continue and promises to be the hottest topic of its kind in Guildford for years. Hard on the heels of…
Leave A Reply Comments Box Is Working Again!
Our ‘Leave a Reply’ comments box is now working again. The technical glitch has been fixed, and normal service has been resumed. Apologies to readers who have submitted comments over the past…
Uphill All The Way – The Idea
by Martin Giles It’s Edward Enfield’s fault. If he had not written that book I might not ever have wanted to do this. It started over ten years ago just…
Opinion: One Per Cent of Green Belt – Is It a Price Worth Paying?
By Martin Giles There is no doubt that those working on our Local Plan are facing some difficult problems. Central to the conundrum is how to balance the pressure for…
Opinion: Green Belt Develoment Is A Cleft Stick For Tory Councillors
by Martin Giles The debate on building on green belt land seems to have excited local politics more than any other in recent history and rightly so. Our forefathers appreciated…
Opinion: Our Council Needs All the Prayers It Can Get – Or Does It?
By Martin Giles Yesterday’s Daily Telegraph headline: “Cameron ‘divides Britain’ over faith” has a Guildford resonance. Whether prayers should be a part of our local council meetings was debated at…
Opinion: Freedom of Speech Is Precious – But Nothing To Be Scared Of
It is a sign of our mature and free society that we take freedom of speech for granted – but, of course, we shouldn’t. The cost of that freedom is…
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