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‘Does anyone go carol singing door-to-door any more?’

‘Does anyone go carol singing door-to-door any more?’

Remember when carol singers used to turn up your door? Our columnist recalls the dilemma of how much to give them and when to head back inside.

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‘Have we allowed the most magical time of year to become the most stressful?’

‘Have we allowed the most magical time of year to become the most stressful?’

Christmas expectations, says our columnist, feel off the scale this year so have we allowed the most magical time to now be nothing but stressful?

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‘Hey, councils, leave those kids alone’

‘Hey, councils, leave those kids alone’

Plans to elect an 11-year-old mayor by one Kent council are doomed to failure, believes our columnist.

‘Can the privileged ever truly understand the struggles of oppressed groups?’

‘Can the privileged ever truly understand the struggles of oppressed groups?’

We’re often told to ‘check our privilege’ but surely striving to understand is better than blind deference to marginalised groups, says Melissa Todd.

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‘Drivers penalised for going 4mph over speed limit while other road users get away scot-free’

‘Drivers penalised for going 4mph over speed limit while other road users get away scot-free’

‘Cash cow’ drivers, the cost-of-dying crisis and plans for ‘London-style’ bus services in Kent are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

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Ignore its ugly neighbour - the food at this tiny restaurant is amazing!

Ignore its ugly neighbour - the food at this tiny restaurant is amazing!

The street might not be the most appealing, but our reviewer was impressed by the delicious food on offer at this restaurant.

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‘After four named storms in two months are we at risk of ignoring winter warnings?’

‘After four named storms in two months are we at risk of ignoring winter warnings?’

The UK has named storms since 2015 but with climate change causing more extreme weather our columnist asks if we’re at risk of ignoring the warnings?

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‘I’m getting numerous spam phone calls every day’

‘I’m getting numerous spam phone calls every day’

Our columnist has been getting spam phone calls day in, day out for weeks - when will they ever stop?

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‘How can anyone be sure assisted dying decision won’t be reached through coercion?’

‘How can anyone be sure assisted dying decision won’t be reached through coercion?’

Assisted dying, climate change, pavement parking and tax are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.

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‘Pavement parking should be banned but what would we all do with our cars?’

‘Pavement parking should be banned but what would we all do with our cars?’

Pavement parking is the reality when the number of cars outweigh space on new narrow streets, argues our columnist - so would you support a ban?

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‘As I looked down the road rubbish was being redistributed to front gardens’

‘As I looked down the road rubbish was being redistributed to front gardens’

We all hate folk who litter, but when the wind blows and we put out our recycling, we only compound the problem.

‘Could the octopus take over the planet when we die?’

‘Could the octopus take over the planet when we die?’

We could learn a lot from the octopus, says columnist Melissa Todd, who believes the clever, curious and creative creature could outlive us all.

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‘Drivers won’t be tempted to forsake cars for unreliable, infrequent and outdated buses’

‘Drivers won’t be tempted to forsake cars for unreliable, infrequent and outdated buses’

Sub-standard bus services, inheritance tax on farmers, climate change and Christmas adverts are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

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‘People on social media are unable to just do something - they have to tell the world and make a virtue of it’

‘People on social media are unable to just do something - they have to tell the world and make a virtue of it’

Right-wingers and left-wingers will soon miss all the arguing, as many social media users desert Elon Musk’s X, our columnist believes.

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‘Two cinemagoers came in pjs and one took off their smelly shoes - is etiquette dead?’

‘Two cinemagoers came in pjs and one took off their smelly shoes - is etiquette dead?’

Cinemas, theatres and public transport have become etiquette battlegrounds, says our columnist, but is what we find socially acceptable now changing?

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‘As I walked down the street, I saw someone being killed’

‘As I walked down the street, I saw someone being killed’

Our columnist reflects on a tragic incident he had the misfortune to witness - and its horrifying outcome.

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‘Why are farmers being punished when they should be given help to feed us?’

‘Why are farmers being punished when they should be given help to feed us?’

The ‘death tax’ on farmers, defence spending cuts and the Archbishop of Canterbury's resignation are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.

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‘This Christmas market is truly magical - but there’s just one problem’

‘This Christmas market is truly magical - but there’s just one problem’

Canterbury Cathedral is hosting a Christmas market for the first time in 200 years - but was it worth the wait? Our reporter went along to find out.

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