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The Dragon Says: The Votes Are In But Who Will Win?
Counting has now commenced (Friday morning) as tensions rise amid fevered speculation by Surrey voters about who will be their county councillors for the next four years. County results are…
The Dragon Says: Ask Not ‘Who is To Blame?’ We All Are
We must all share the blame for the weaknesses at GBC. We vote for the councillors who create the policies and make the high-level decisions. They appoint the senior council…
The Dragon Says: Officialdom Must Beware of Using Social Media
Social media is a multi-mixed blessing, a mind-blowing maze of misinformation, dubious sources, misleading speculation, sometimes wild, but masquerading as fact with tendrils of truth here and there. At worst,…
The Dragon Says: Providing for Hungry Children is a Measure of Our Community
No one wants our children to go hungry. There are few things less emotive than the thought of an ill-nourished child, especially in an affluent borough such as Guildford. Most…
The Dragon Says: Forget Efficiency and Cost-cutting, This is a Unitary Bid For Political Power
When something has gone wrong with a local service, be that potholes, rubbish not collected, planning permission granted or refused, we often blame “the council”. Many haven’t a clue whether…
The Dragon Says: However Difficult a Choice, We Must Exercise Our Democratic Right
Today, Guildford and every other constituency in the United Kingdom, goes to the polls to elect fresh or experienced MPs who will, hopefully, establish a new House of Commons. This…
The Dragon Says: Hold The Front Page, We’ve Scooped A Political Advert
If, as some say, perception is all, what should we make of the Surrey Advertiser’s front news page yesterday? At a glance, readers might well get the impression that the…
The Dragon Says: Our Free Speech is Sacred – This Vile Anonymous Abuse Must Be Silenced
Only rarely do we on the editorial team at The Dragon have to discard a reader’s comment because we judge it abusive. From the outset, we have maintained a clear…
The Dragon Says: Why Are The Perils of Guildford’s Precarious Pavements Ignored?
You are going to walk into town. You put on your shoes, a jacket, perhaps pick up a shopping-bag and grab an umbrella. Oh, and finally your crash helmet. A…
The Dragon Says: PM Ready To Sacrifice Tory Stronghold Guildford To Keep No-Deal
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dealt a double body-blow to Guildford’s Conservatives this week. First, he deselected Guildford MP Anne Milton among 20 other Tory MPs who rebelled against his…
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