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‘Choices on polling day are dire - it’s a case of voting for which party will be least bad’
27 June 2024With one week to go until the general election, readers give their views on the choices on offer on polling day in this week’s letters to the editor.
‘Parking charges are cluttering up the roads’
26 June 2024Only one vehicle was parked in a once free, busy car park which has recently introduced charges and the Secret Thinker was not impressed.
‘Spelling out the policies that’ll improve our lives must now be the priority’
25 June 2024Forget betting scandals and tax rows, says our columnist, with a week to go parties need to spell out exactly how they plan to improve our lives.
‘Every time you think things can’t get worse for Tory campaign, they do’
24 June 2024First the D-Day debacle and now a betting scandal - political editor Paul Francis looks at a Conservative election campaign plagued with setbacks.
‘With palm trees and sandy beaches, this trumps Whitstable’
22 June 2024In a rare bit of positivity, our columnist takes a jaunt to one seaside town and declares it a potential Whitstable-beater.
‘Politics resembles sketch where Yorkshiremen share absurd tales of deprivation’
21 June 2024Why are political leaders obsessed with telling voters about their ‘deprived’ childhoods, asks our columnist.
'Sixteen-year-olds too immature and poorly-informed to vote'
20 June 2024Votes for 16-year-olds, the decline of bus services, the expansion of ULEZ and the benefits cap are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.
‘Healthcare advancements to be applauded - but we still need to get basics right’
19 June 2024From surgery conducted from the other side of the world to restarting hearts remotely, Secret Thinker explores remarkable advancements in healthcare.
‘England flags are out in force but would you put up a party political poster?’
18 June 2024With two weeks until the election where are people’s party posters asks our columnist - or has politics become too nasty and voters disillusioned?
‘Worrying trend of candidates snubbing hustings is damaging to democratic debate’
17 June 2024It’s wrong for political candidates to evade scrutiny and accountability at hustings debates without good reason, says political editor Paul Francis…
‘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…
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