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'Landlords can end your life on the most petty grounds - tenants have no power'

'Landlords can end your life on the most petty grounds - tenants have no power'

24 April 2024

Columnist Melissa Todd explores the potentially devastating impact of ‘no-fault evictions’ which can leave tenants homeless with little warning.

‘Potholes go unfixed while major route faces traffic chaos for pointless roadworks’

‘Potholes go unfixed while major route faces traffic chaos for pointless roadworks’

24 April 2024

Secret Thinker is being driven round the bend by traffic chaos caused by “pointless roadworks” on a major route - while potholes elsewhere go unfixed.

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‘Smacking children is lazy parenting and it should be banned’

‘Smacking children is lazy parenting and it should be banned’

23 April 2024

Doctors are right to call for a smacking ban, believes our columnist, who suggests hitting children says far more about our failings as adults.

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'Crime commissioner role remains frustratingly difficult to explain to voters’

'Crime commissioner role remains frustratingly difficult to explain to voters’

22 April 2024

Political editor Paul Francis explores the often misunderstood role of police and crime commissioners ahead of the looming elections.

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‘Seaside town’s revival is all thanks to food’

‘Seaside town’s revival is all thanks to food’

20 April 2024

While some of our coastal towns used art as the catalyst for their reinvention, one town hit upon a better recipe for success - food.

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'If we ditched waste disposal charges, rubbish wouldn't be dumped in country lanes'

'If we ditched waste disposal charges, rubbish wouldn't be dumped in country lanes'

18 April 2024

Poverty, fly-tipping, privatisation of utilities and the impact of technology are among the topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

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‘Face-off with road rage hothead made me realise my scrapping days are over’

‘Face-off with road rage hothead made me realise my scrapping days are over’

17 April 2024

He’s had his fair share of bust-ups, but in the face of an aggressive driver this week, Secret Thinker found himself taking the high road.

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‘Amsterdam is spotlessly clean and parking £5 a day so where is Kent going wrong?’

‘Amsterdam is spotlessly clean and parking £5 a day so where is Kent going wrong?’

16 April 2024

After a break in Holland where the streets were clean and parking cheap our columnist has been left wondering what could Kent learn from the Dutch?

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‘Lib Dems appear to be making a comeback – but why not in Kent?’

‘Lib Dems appear to be making a comeback – but why not in Kent?’

15 April 2024

The Lib Dems seem to be having a problem gaining traction in Kent - and political editor Paul Francis thinks it could be all down to Labour...

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‘Can you remember these blasts from Kent’s past?’

‘Can you remember these blasts from Kent’s past?’

13 April 2024

Getting older means you remember a very different Kent to today - our columnist takes a trip down memory lane.

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‘Airbnbs are pushing local people out – we have a duty not to use them’

‘Airbnbs are pushing local people out – we have a duty not to use them’

12 April 2024

As her friend’s long-term seaside home is turned into an Airbnb, columnist Melissa Todd explores the impact of holiday lets on local communities.

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‘Some people don’t know what real poverty is – we don’t need Netflix and phone contracts’

‘Some people don’t know what real poverty is – we don’t need Netflix and phone contracts’

11 April 2024

Nationalism, poverty, knife crime and our obsession with net zero are just some of the topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

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‘An aspirational advert for the world of business, it is not’

‘An aspirational advert for the world of business, it is not’

10 April 2024

The Apprentice’s 18th season is nearing a climax - but is it time now for it to retire from our screens after years of sterling effort?

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‘Was I naive to think I was actually in with a chance of getting Micky Flanagan tickets?’

‘Was I naive to think I was actually in with a chance of getting Micky Flanagan tickets?’

10 April 2024

Secret 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?

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‘If we can use 24/7 gyms, is it time to scrap Sunday trading laws?’

‘If we can use 24/7 gyms, is it time to scrap Sunday trading laws?’

09 April 2024

With gyms the latest venues to seek 24/7 opening hours, our columnist asks is it now time to revisit Sunday trading laws?

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‘The Boys’ Brigade was great - but attending church, not so much’

‘The Boys’ Brigade was great - but attending church, not so much’

06 April 2024

Back in the early 1980s, signing up to the Scouts or Boys’ Brigade was something of a rite of passage.

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‘Could more hotels unlock county’s event potential?’

‘Could more hotels unlock county’s event potential?’

03 April 2024

Could Kent unlock a more prosperous future as an event host if it could provide more hotel options?

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‘Given most people don’t give a jot, is it time to rethink the Easter holidays?’

‘Given most people don’t give a jot, is it time to rethink the Easter holidays?’

03 April 2024

Opinion: 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…

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‘Constant surveillance of young people is perpetuating a myth they’re a generation to be feared’

‘Constant surveillance of young people is perpetuating a myth they’re a generation to be feared’

02 April 2024

It’s the holidays and online gossip boards are complaining about children’s behaviour, which is doing more harm than good argues our columnist.

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‘I didn’t want to come nose-to-nose with a jellyfish’

‘I didn’t want to come nose-to-nose with a jellyfish’

30 March 2024

Fancy trying a bit of sea swimming? Our columnist gave it a go (sort of) and made a fashion faux pas in the process.

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