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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…

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…