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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.…

Letter: Is There Voter Apathy or a Total Lack of Information?

From Sara Tokunaga In response to: Voters Should Choose Who Will Represent Them Best on Local Issues I couldn’t agree more, with Cllr Maddy Redpath Sadly, in the Guildford South…

Letter: Sadly, Local Government Is Destined To Get Worse Before It Gets Better

From Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO In response to: Comment – Who Will You Vote For and Why? An accurate assessment of the current state of affairs. The solution…