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'Whatever happened to youth clubs? We need them back'
21 December 2022Youth clubs gave children something to do and kept them out of trouble, we need them now more than ever, writes columnist Lauren Abbott.
'No wonder kids are fat – they're wrapped in cotton wool'
20 December 2022Kids are being molly-coddled – it's no wonder they're so overweight and lethargic, says the Secret Thinker.
'Disruption caused by strikes doesn't bother us - we're used to it'
19 December 2022Our political editor Paul Francis thinks strikers will get backing from the people of Kent - we're used to disruption anyway!
'Delight in discomfort of strikes – it's making privileged sweat'
19 December 2022Columnist Melissa Todd says if the government doesn't listen to striking workers people could die.
'Stop moaning about Southeastern trains – you don't know how lucky you are'
17 December 2022Columnist Chris Britcher looks back on life before the relative comfort of Southeastern's modern fleet of trains (when they are running).
'Stop moaning about Southeastern trains – you don't know how lucky you are'
17 December 2022Columnist Chris Britcher looks back on life before the relative comfort of Southeastern's modern fleet of trains (when they are running).
Secret Drinker finds the Holy Grail at historic pub
16 December 2022Secret Drinker find the Holy Grail in a Kent village and finds out just how hard it is to make sure pubs not only survive but thrive.
'Ultimate hun Molly-Mae is human, girls – stop putting her on a pedestal'
16 December 2022Our columnist's friends are obsessed with internet influencers. They're putting them on pedestals and it's not healthy.
'Forget the Three Lions, real heroes are winning half a world away'
15 December 2022Forget the Three Lions, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths, the real hero is another man with three lions on his shirt winning half a world away.
'Maybe problems aren't down to foreigners but incompetent government?'
15 December 2022Our readers give their takes on Brexit, foreign aid and self-checkouts.
'Robots will take our jobs – and we'll deserve it'
14 December 2022Robots are slowly stealing our jobs and are excelling at the ones we thought they could never do – we deserve it, writes columnist Ed McConnell.
'Lazy people could lose use of legs due to overuse of mobility scooters'
13 December 2022Mobility scooters are being overused in Britain to the extent people's health is at risk, says the Secret Thinker.
'Nando's vouchers for good attendance? What a terrible idea'
13 December 2022In the age of Covid and Strep A, attendance awards are one of the worst school policies, writes columnist Lauren Abbott.
'Farage's comeback threat will scare Tories – he's right about one thing'
12 December 2022Nigel Farage's threatened comeback will scare the Tories but he's right about Brexit, writes political editor Paul Francis.
'Perfections are dull - imperfections make women beautiful'
12 December 2022Columnist Melissa Todd takes part in a photo shoot.
'All my friends' partners are idiots – what do they see in them?'
09 December 2022Our columnist confesses she's at a loss as to how some women can put up with their partners.
The pub where you get a personalised bar stool (after 12 years of boozing)
09 December 2022Secret Drinker mixes with the regulars at a budget food boozer where a pint and Cowboy Burger cost under a tenner
'How long is too long to wait for your online order?'
08 December 2022Columnist Chris Britcher takes a look back through the years at the world before next-day delivery.
'Albanians coming over could be working'
08 December 2022Our readers give their takes on asylum seekers, Ulez and the climate change activists.
'Nurses are not shock troops of Communist revolution'
08 December 2022Nurses are not the shock troops of the socialist revolution and media scare stories can only go so far, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.
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