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'Conditions are better now than our grandparents' day - so why is mental health so much worse?'
04 October 2024Have we lost our collective sense of purpose? After struggling to comfort a suicidal friend, Melissa Todd explores the modern mental health crisis.
'Gifts for politicians should be criminalised - they always come with strings attached'
04 October 2024Commons sleaze, the rise of Reform, attacks on the elderly and the smoking crackdown are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.
‘Why did Tory hopeful Kemi, with her £91k salary, attack maternity pay?’
01 October 2024Why did an MP earning £91,000 a year attack maternity pay, ponders our columnist, but might it help those raising the next generation of taxpayers?
‘Proof that cash is no longer king - it’s barely even a VIP anymore’
28 September 2024Our columnist suggests cash has become the vinyl record of the monetary world and even bank cards are now akin to outdated CDs.
'When did everyone become so angry? Social media has a lot to answer for’
26 September 2024Our increasingly angry society, the government ‘acting against workers’ and the state of the NHS are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.
‘£1.65 for a first class stamp? I’ll grumble and yet I rarely send a letter’
24 September 2024Rising prices and unreliable deliveries - our columnist asks if she’s any right to grumble about postal services or is she part of the problem?
‘If you think Kent’s roads are scary - check this out’
21 September 2024If you’ve ever complained about the county’s roads and attitudes behind the wheel, there is a place where rules barely exist.
'Why are we paying £50k a year to imprison criminals? Bring back corporal punishment'
20 September 2024As prison overcrowding reaches crisis point, Melissa Todd explores the alternatives - including the “short, sharp shock” of a corporal punishment.
'Housebuilding in Kent is remorseless - are we being punished for having greenery left?'
19 September 2024Housebuilding, winter fuel allowance cuts, the “mean” new government and attitudes to deafness are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.
‘Why only London or Wales? Every primary school pupil should get lunch for free’
17 September 2024Free lunches are being served in London’s primary schools for the second year running and our columnist believes it’s time this happened everywhere.
‘Locals stopped looking forward to it - they feared it’
14 September 2024Whitstable’s long running oyster festival is back - but it’s been a rollercoaster ride over the last 30 years our columnist remembers.
'You're more likely to be cared for by immigrants than see them in the NHS queue'
12 September 2024The vital role of immigrants in healthcare, the loss of pensioners’ rights and double standards over protests are among topics tackled by our readers.
‘The winter fuel debate could save the country £1.2bn but will it leave MPs out in the cold?’
10 September 2024People are watching which way MPs vote on winter fuel payments, believes our columnist, with debates rumbling as autumn’s first cold snap arrives.
‘Does your district have a negative reputation? The power to change it is in your hands’
07 September 2024Local Facebook groups suggest everywhere in Kent is a festering pit of crime and overdevelopment…so isn’t it time we take a more positive approach?
'Every child deserves a decent education - yes, even the poor ones'
06 September 2024If it were up to columnist Melissa Todd, private schools would be abolished and children - both rich and poor - allocated places by a lottery system.
‘As pensioners, we’ve worked all our lives only for Labour to take it all away’
05 September 2024The scourge of shoplifting, animal cruelty and the government’s raw deal for pensioners are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.
‘For too long, too many schools and their staff have been damaged by Ofsted’
04 September 2024Ofsted has axed single-phrase judgements for schools, but former Kent head teacher Phil Karnavas says the watchdog should be scrapped altogether…
‘Oasis’ dynamic pricing isn’t new - families face inflated holiday costs every August’
04 September 2024Why the fuss about Oasis ticket prices, asks our columnist, who argues families needing August holidays have paid inflated prices for years.
‘Oasis tickets? Rarely has there been such an over-rated band’
31 August 2024As millions seek to snap up tickets to Oasis’ reunion shows, our columnist will not be among them…
‘I had high hopes for the new government but my hopes are fading fast’
29 August 2024The demonisation of car drivers and suppression of free speech are among the concerns voiced by readers on our letters page this week.
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Terrorists who planned to bomb Bluewater are freed from prison
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‘A pub, diner or restaurant? Either way, the carpets were minging’
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Large chunk of M20 shut due to ‘police incident’
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‘Big dog’ brings motorway traffic to a halt
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‘This rat-run bridge isn’t wide enough - someone will be killed soon’
