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‘Was I naive to think I was actually in with a chance of getting Micky Flanagan tickets?’
10 April 2024Secret Thinker was one of many left disappointed after failing to secure tickets for Micky Flanagan’s Kent gig – but was he ever in with a chance?
‘If we can use 24/7 gyms, is it time to scrap Sunday trading laws?’
09 April 2024With gyms the latest venues to seek 24/7 opening hours, our columnist asks is it now time to revisit Sunday trading laws?
‘The Boys’ Brigade was great - but attending church, not so much’
06 April 2024Back in the early 1980s, signing up to the Scouts or Boys’ Brigade was something of a rite of passage.
‘Could more hotels unlock county’s event potential?’
03 April 2024Could Kent unlock a more prosperous future as an event host if it could provide more hotel options?
‘Given most people don’t give a jot, is it time to rethink the Easter holidays?’
03 April 2024Opinion: For some the Easter weekend is a crucial time to reflect but our columnist thinks the whole period is due a rethink for the modern era…
‘Constant surveillance of young people is perpetuating a myth they’re a generation to be feared’
02 April 2024It’s the holidays and online gossip boards are complaining about children’s behaviour, which is doing more harm than good argues our columnist.
‘I didn’t want to come nose-to-nose with a jellyfish’
30 March 2024Fancy trying a bit of sea swimming? Our columnist gave it a go (sort of) and made a fashion faux pas in the process.
Mum, 34, in endless pain: 'I'd consider Dignitas but can't afford £15k'
29 March 2024A mum living in agony with severe arthritis has described her struggle to cope - and the measures she would be prepared to take to end her pain.
‘We should do our best to help lone children arriving in small boats’
28 March 2024Housing unaccompanied asylum seeker children, poverty cliches and our national anthem are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.
‘It’s only right the wronged are compensated – but we all end up paying the price’
27 March 2024It’s only fair for anyone wronged by public bodies to receive compensation, but as Secret Thinker says, we usually end up footing the bill.
‘From supermarket tills to ‘print-at-home’ tickets – are we losing patience with the self-serve era?’
26 March 2024After backlash at HMRC and protests over train ticket office closures are we losing patience with the demand to self serve, asks our columnist?
‘Is this the worst motorway in the country?’
23 March 2024Kent is blessed with two motorways - but is one of them the nation’s most soul-destroying, asks our columnist?
‘Don’t let a handful of nimbys kill off thriving businesses’
21 March 2024Planning decisions may sometimes be tough, but our columnist believes they should favour businesses looking to expand and thrive.
‘This country is a shirkers’ paradise – no wonder people come in their boatloads’
21 March 2024The benefits system, 'extremist' views and the treatment of the Princess of Wales are among topics tackled in this week's letters to the editor.
‘Football is being dragged in the gutter – we need zero-tolerance policy to referee abuse’
20 March 2024The pace at which football is clamping down on referee abuse is ‘unbelievable’ says Secret Thinker, who is calling for a zero-tolerance approach.
‘Like an NHS dentist - ‘free’ childcare risks becoming something we’re entitled to but can’t find’
19 March 2024Without proper funding ‘free’ childcare will end up like NHS dentistry, says our columnist, where being entitled and finding it aren’t the same thing.
‘They’re not pretty but Kent’s industrial landmarks are anchors to many’
16 March 2024Love them or loathe them, the county’s industrial landmarks become part of each community’s tapestry.
‘Publicity is part of the punishment – don’t do the crime if you can’t take the shame’
15 March 2024Some criminals take issue with the details of their offending being made public, but our court reporter argues publicity is part of the punishment.
‘Ending National Insurance would return us to appalling pre-war standards’
14 March 2024Proposals to scrap National Insurance, the degradation of women, the loss of farmland and over-reliance on technology are debated on our letters page.
‘Wages are like sex – no one wants to say how much they get’
13 March 2024Wages – especially for youngsters – can be ludicrously low, but businesses expect a lot in exchange.
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‘This rat-run bridge isn’t wide enough - someone will be killed soon’
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Boy, 16, found safe after going missing nine days ago
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Only shop in village to shut this week as ‘devastated’ couple leave Kent
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A-road shut in both directions after water main bursts
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Mum joined teen son in smashing up ex’s family home and car
