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The Dragon Says: We Voters Were Promised Openness – It’s Time to Deliver

During the May election campaign, a major pledge from both the Liberal Democrats and the Residents for Guildford and Villages (R4GV) was to improve the transparency and openness at Guildford…

The Dragon Says: Who Cares What the Residents Think?

A Twitter complaint that democracy is dead in Guildford Borough from the former Conservative leader Paul Spooner found an echo in the council’s public gallery at Millmead last week. Cllr…

The Dragon Says: Power-shares Will Reveal True Face of New Lib Dem Council

Any honeymoon period for the new Lib Dem council is likely to be short. Soon, very soon, we should see what Caroline Reeves meant by “partnership working” when making her…

The Dragon Says: Out of Touch, Out of Reach, Out on Their Ear

The election result in Guildford is first and foremost a good day for democracy. Change was needed. Guildford had become politically stale. Long-term one-party dominance, of whichever party, is unhealthy.…

The Dragon Says: Who’d Be a Guildford Voter Facing Such An Unpredictable Future?

Most folk in Guildford shouldn’t bother continuing to read this right now because, if past practices are anything to go by, most of us also won’t bother to vote in…

The Dragon Says: In Touch or Out of Touch?

Are the champagne corks already popping at Guildford’s Tory HQ in, er, Woking? Who could blame them for celebrating early? If national politics have any influence on the borough council…

The Dragon Says: Council Leader Blocks Cynical Ploy By Profit-Hungry Developer

It is not often one of our reports attracts national media coverage but the netting of trees in Walnut Tree Close, first reported by us on Thursday (March 7), was…

The Dragon Says: 2019 – A Crucial Year for the Future of Guildford

This year is going to be hugely significant for Guildford’s future. The months that lie ahead in 2019 are packed with controversy and challenge. First, there is the Local Plan…

The Dragon Says: We Need Evidence and Straight Answers

Our legal system demands that we are all innocent until proven guilty; to prove someone guilty, evidence is required. See: ‘Russian Row’ Over Wisley Splits Guildford’s Tories, Clarity Call in Russian…

The Dragon Says: Local Bus Services Cannot be Left to Market Forces

The Dragon’s stories on the “bus war” on some routes in the west of the town have attracted a lot of comment. Some thought county and borough councils should sort…