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‘Is it just me or can you smell cannabis everywhere?’
15 June 2024Our columnist reflects on the increasing frequency of getting a waft of a cannabis joint being smoked on Kent’s streets.
'If I were elected, I'd decriminalise drugs and sex work, banish borders and scrap school'
14 June 2024After toying with the idea of standing for election, columnist Melissa Todd has revealed her hypothetical manifesto pledges…
‘Questions over potential tax hikes dominate reaction to Labour manifesto’
13 June 2024Political editor Paul Francis gives his analysis of Labour’s general election manifesto, which he says was more cautious than groundbreaking.
'We're made to feel guilty for wanting to drive - no party is going to tackle war on drivers'
13 June 2024The continuing ‘war on drivers’, the PM’s D-Day debacle, people smuggling and benefits are among topics tackled in our readers’ letters this week.
‘Six hours in A&E and I didn’t see a single person dealt with efficiently’
12 June 2024Secret Thinker’s love-hate relationship with the NHS continues after an eye-opening wait in A&E, where he witnessed an ‘astonishing’ number of errors.
‘Forget sun and sangria - new Brexit border checks spell cold tea in a queue if the government gets it wrong’
11 June 2024Post-Brexit border checks for travellers are looming and whoever wins next month’s election, says our columnist, must focus on getting this right.
‘Catastrophic D-Day blunder leaves indelible stain on Prime Minister’
10 June 2024Just who was advising Rishi Sunak when he ducked out of D-Day commemorations early to do an election interview, asks political editor Paul Francis.
‘They’d drawn a willy on their ballot paper’
08 June 2024As the election nears, perhaps those who daub weird stuff on their ballot papers have a point, says our columnist.
‘National Service instils discipline the young of today could well do with’
06 June 2024National Service, the two-child benefit limit, the infected blood scandal and hard-working carers are among topics discussed in this week’s letters.
‘Can England go all the way? Anything short of bringing the trophy home will be a failure’
05 June 2024Secret Thinker has high hopes for the Three Lions at the Euros, who he thinks could go all the way now Southgate has dropped certain players…
‘Society doesn’t need National Service - it needs to stop viewing teens with such suspicion’
04 June 2024Moaning about the ‘youth of today’ is nothing new but it doesn’t mean they all need whisking into National Service, argues our columnist.
‘Now Brexit is done, many ask if the Reform party is still relevant’
03 June 2024The Nigel Farage Reform roadshow pitched up in Kent and rolled out all the hits last week - but what impact can the party have?
‘Free-flow traffic? Pah! The crossing is a traffic nightmare’
01 June 2024It’s been 10 years since they removed the toll booths at the Dartford Crossing but the traffic delays haven’t eased one bit, complains our columnist.
‘Denying children sex education doesn’t leave them innocent - it leaves them vulnerable’
31 May 2024Rather than banning sex education, Melissa Todd argues our children need a great deal more of it - and says we cannot rely on families to teach it.
‘Violence in classrooms of grave concern - children running amok cannot continue’
30 May 2024Assaults in schools, bus travel, immigration, the election and the infected blood scandal are among topics debated on this week’s letters page.
‘Weeks of confected outrage, bad acting, shouty campaigning and utter trivia face us in the run-up to the election’
30 May 2024The strange obsession with Rishi Sunak’s rain-soaked speech gives a taste of what’s to come before July 4, says our columnist.
‘Is Rishi’s national service bombshell further proof the Tories have lost the plot?’
29 May 2024The Tories’ bold pledge to bring back national service has caused quite a stir - but its impact on voters remains to be seen, writes Secret Thinker…
‘Labour wins bragging rights in week one - but campaign is a marathon, not a sprint’
28 May 2024After a soggy election announcement and an ‘exodus’ of Tory MPs, political editor Paul Francis thinks Labour has come out on top in week one.
‘Eurostar dumped us, but we’d shack up with a rival’
25 May 2024After refusing to stop in Kent for four years, we should stop courting the unfaithful Eurostar and instead fall into the arms of a rival operator.
'Landlords can end your life on the most petty grounds - tenants have no power'
24 May 2024Columnist Melissa Todd explores the potentially devastating impact of ‘no-fault evictions’ which can leave tenants homeless with little warning.
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