This week, Secret Thinker bemoans the rocketing cost of insurance – and begrudges having to pay through the nose due to other people’s risky choices.

UK mothers earned £4.44 less an hour than fathers in 2023 - so is singer Lily Allen right when she says ‘you can’t have it all’, asks our columnist?

Our columnist won’t be tuning into the Academy Awards this weekend as he braces himself for fawning on the red carpet on UK breakfast TV shows.

This week, columnist Melissa Todd explores ‘religious fluidity’ after meeting a Methodist Church worker who converted to Islam.

A decline in farming, the pitfalls of the 11-plus, praise for police and war protests are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

This week, Secret Thinker reveals the weird, worrying and downright bizarre items he found during a recent clear-up outside a block of flats.

The town centres which see the big empty department stores as opportunities rather than mortal blows will be the ones to survive.

Young people today think they’ll be worse-off than their parents and not much is being said to convince them otherwise, says our columnist.

The lessons of the world wars seem to have been forgotten – so is it time we stop marking key anniversaries in the conflicts?

The unfairness of the 11-plus, the state of the NHS, 'wokeism' and rural inequality are some of the topics tackled on this week's letters page.

Kent was promised millions of pounds, thousands of jobs and better transport links – but having been sold a dream are we all waking up to nothing?

A lack of road infrastructure, the ‘ludicrous’ design of smart motorways and excessive speed restrictions are driving Secret Thinker round the bend.

Infant formula is more costly than ever so is it time – asks our columnist – for bold policies like those adopted for the 1940 National Milk Scheme?

When fires ravaged sites in two seaside towns it was hard to see a way back – but they have conformed to modern requirements and prospered.

This week, KentOnline columnist Melissa Todd explores love and loss as she keeps a vigil at her dying stepfather’s bedside.

The pressure on Kent’s roads, housing, immigration, BBC prejudice and our reliance on technology are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

The future of Manston Airport remains in limbo, but will it eventually emerge as a commercial powerhouse or sprawling housing estate?

From knocking on wood to throwing salt over your shoulder, Secret Thinker considers the quirks most of us have – and when they can become a worry.

Many perceive today’s youth to be a generation of trouble makers, says our columnist, but the reality is young people are quieter than ever before.

Ten years ago, our columnist met the man who created Bagpuss. As the saggy old cloth cat marks his 50th birthday he recalls the day.