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'Adopting a dog has made me selfish - and I love it'

'Adopting a dog has made me selfish - and I love it'

27 December 2022

Brexit doesn't matter when you have a dog and it makes you selfish too, writes columnist Ed McConnell.

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'I hate cats - here's why'

'I hate cats - here's why'

26 December 2022

Secret Thinker has had enough of cats and may need to take matters into his own hands.

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'We appreciated TV more before Prime and Netflix'

'We appreciated TV more before Prime and Netflix'

24 December 2022

Columnist Chris Britcher remembers life before Disney+ and Amazon Prime when we cherished Christmas TV.

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'They loved Captain Tom but think nurses should be seen not heard'

'They loved Captain Tom but think nurses should be seen not heard'

23 December 2022

The government embraced gestures to support the NHS yet it would seem nurses are there to be seen and not heard, writes columnist Ed McConnell.

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'I was offered a knock off Armani tracksuit before I could even order a pint'

'I was offered a knock off Armani tracksuit before I could even order a pint'

23 December 2022

There was Medway's answer to Del Boy and tonnes of tinsel as Secret Drinker ducked into an Irish bar.

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'Jeremy Clarkson's vile Meghan Markle column shows we have big problems'

'Jeremy Clarkson's vile Meghan Markle column shows we have big problems'

23 December 2022

Jeremy Clarkson's violent Meghan Markle column shows we've got a big problem with how we treat women, writes our columnist.

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'Britain is broken and it'll take more than pomp and pageantry to fix it'

'Britain is broken and it'll take more than pomp and pageantry to fix it'

22 December 2022

Britain is broken and all Rishi Sunak can do is boast King Charles' coronation will show off the best of British, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.

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'Selfish nurses have lost goodwill - they should be banned from striking'

'Selfish nurses have lost goodwill - they should be banned from striking'

22 December 2022

Our readers give their takes on striking nurses, 'trans ideology' and Harry and Meghan.

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'Gary Neville has become one of nation's biggest pub bores'

'Gary Neville has become one of nation's biggest pub bores'

21 December 2022

Gary Neville's political posturing during the World Cup final coverage shows how he's become our biggest pub bore, writes Rob Barman.

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'Whatever happened to youth clubs? We need them back'

'Whatever happened to youth clubs? We need them back'

21 December 2022

Youth clubs gave children something to do and kept them out of trouble, we need them now more than ever, writes columnist Lauren Abbott.

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'No wonder kids are fat – they're wrapped in cotton wool'

'No wonder kids are fat – they're wrapped in cotton wool'

20 December 2022

Kids are being molly-coddled – it's no wonder they're so overweight and lethargic, says the Secret Thinker.

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'Disruption caused by strikes doesn't bother us - we're used to it'

'Disruption caused by strikes doesn't bother us - we're used to it'

19 December 2022

Our political editor Paul Francis thinks strikers will get backing from the people of Kent - we're used to disruption anyway!

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'Delight in discomfort of strikes – it's making privileged sweat'

'Delight in discomfort of strikes – it's making privileged sweat'

19 December 2022

Columnist Melissa Todd says if the government doesn't listen to striking workers people could die.

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'Stop moaning about Southeastern trains – you don't know how lucky you are'

'Stop moaning about Southeastern trains – you don't know how lucky you are'

17 December 2022

Columnist Chris Britcher looks back on life before the relative comfort of Southeastern's modern fleet of trains (when they are running).

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'Stop moaning about Southeastern trains – you don't know how lucky you are'

'Stop moaning about Southeastern trains – you don't know how lucky you are'

17 December 2022

Columnist Chris Britcher looks back on life before the relative comfort of Southeastern's modern fleet of trains (when they are running).

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Secret Drinker finds the Holy Grail at historic pub

Secret Drinker finds the Holy Grail at historic pub

16 December 2022

Secret Drinker find the Holy Grail in a Kent village and finds out just how hard it is to make sure pubs not only survive but thrive.

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'Ultimate hun Molly-Mae is human, girls – stop putting her on a pedestal'

'Ultimate hun Molly-Mae is human, girls – stop putting her on a pedestal'

16 December 2022

Our columnist's friends are obsessed with internet influencers. They're putting them on pedestals and it's not healthy.

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'Forget the Three Lions, real heroes are winning half a world away'

'Forget the Three Lions, real heroes are winning half a world away'

15 December 2022

Forget the Three Lions, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths, the real hero is another man with three lions on his shirt winning half a world away.

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'Maybe problems aren't down to foreigners but incompetent government?'

'Maybe problems aren't down to foreigners but incompetent government?'

15 December 2022

Our readers give their takes on Brexit, foreign aid and self-checkouts.

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'Robots will take our jobs – and we'll deserve it'

'Robots will take our jobs – and we'll deserve it'

14 December 2022

Robots are slowly stealing our jobs and are excelling at the ones we thought they could never do – we deserve it, writes columnist Ed McConnell.

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