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Letter: There Is A Reason Returning Officers Cannot Advise Prospective Candidates

From Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO The reason why Returning Officers (ROs) are not supposed to rule formally on such matters is to prevent them becoming embroiled in electoral…

Letter: We Need This Gantry To Improve Water Supply

From Jim Allen In response to: “Huge Yellow Horror” Spoils Guildford’s Surrey View The “yellow horror” appears to be an unloading gantry, designed for direct transfer from trucks into the…

Letter: Are We Ready for Proportional Representation?

From Patrick Bray In response to: First Past the Post Still Has Its Merits Andy Berriman puts forward a thoughtful case on the shortcomings of First Past the Post. Though…

Letter: Cathedral Memories on Its 65th Birthday

From Anthony Mallard I am reminded by the 65th birthday celebrations of Guildford Cathedral that I attended a church similarly modelled. The Church of St Thomas the Apostle in Boston…

Letter: Local Government Reorganisation Secures Central Government Control

From Jim Allen In response to: Some Councillors Will Have a Bonanza Year The reorganisation of our local government is going to be a very expensive exercise and extra councillor…

Letter: First Past the Post Still Has Its Merits

From Patrick Bray In response to: How the Political Map Has Changed and How ‘First Past the Post’ Favoured the Lib Dems In some ways the first past the post…

Letter: Some Councillors Will Have a Bonanza Year

From Dave Middleton In response to: West Surrey Councillors To Get £19k Basic Allowance Once New Council Takes Over Given that a number of existing Surrey County Councillors who have…

Letter: Sir Jeremy Is Right, Voters Do Use Local Elections To Send a Message

From Angela Richardson former Conservative MP for Guildford In response to: Dragon Interview – MP Jeremy Hunt says Local Democracy Is Broken This a good interview to watch. Well done…

Letter: How Can We Make Eco-Friendly Products Preferable?

From Jim Allen In response to: Why We Need to Treat Earth Like a Spaceship If we agree with this analogy (I do like the concept), we need to ask…

Letter: Borough Council Has Been Ineffective in Dealing with Our Complaint

From Mr & Mrs Yelding My wife and I have lived in Calvert Road, Effingham for 62 years. The rear of our property backs onto what was the Tollgate Farm grazing fields.…

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