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19 October 2024
Kent Test results came out this week - but is sitting such a momentous exam at just 10 too much, too young, asks our columnist.
18 October 2024
Prostitutes are often depicted as drug-addicted streetwalkers, but writer and sex worker Melissa Todd argues these stereotypes are outdated and lazy.
17 October 2024
Private school fees, assisted dying, “wokery” in the NHS and the rising cost of living are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.
12 October 2024
Apparently Kent has a some negative perception issues - so is it time, asks our columnist, to lose the Garden of England catchphrase?
11 October 2024
Our columnist wonders why some people decide to play their music to the whole train carriage, rather than wear earphones
10 October 2024
Immigration, litter, the assisted dying bill and a worrying lack of respect for police are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.
08 October 2024
Water bills are to rise but £157m must be returned in rebates so is improving our waterways taking one step forward and two back asks our columnist?
05 October 2024
Our columnist rues the day pubs scrapped the post-lockdown table service option and asks who really enjoys ordering at the bar…
04 October 2024
Have we lost our collective sense of purpose? After struggling to comfort a suicidal friend, Melissa Todd explores the modern mental health crisis.
04 October 2024
Commons sleaze, the rise of Reform, attacks on the elderly and the smoking crackdown are among topics tackled in this week’s letters to the editor.
01 October 2024
Why did an MP earning £91,000 a year attack maternity pay, ponders our columnist, but might it help those raising the next generation of taxpayers?
28 September 2024
Our columnist suggests cash has become the vinyl record of the monetary world and even bank cards are now akin to outdated CDs.
26 September 2024
Our increasingly angry society, the government ‘acting against workers’ and the state of the NHS are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.
24 September 2024
Rising prices and unreliable deliveries - our columnist asks if she’s any right to grumble about postal services or is she part of the problem?
21 September 2024
If you’ve ever complained about the county’s roads and attitudes behind the wheel, there is a place where rules barely exist.
20 September 2024
As prison overcrowding reaches crisis point, Melissa Todd explores the alternatives - including the “short, sharp shock” of a corporal punishment.
19 September 2024
Housebuilding, winter fuel allowance cuts, the “mean” new government and attitudes to deafness are among topics tackled on this week’s letters page.
17 September 2024
Free lunches are being served in London’s primary schools for the second year running and our columnist believes it’s time this happened everywhere.
14 September 2024
Whitstable’s long running oyster festival is back - but it’s been a rollercoaster ride over the last 30 years our columnist remembers.
12 September 2024
The vital role of immigrants in healthcare, the loss of pensioners’ rights and double standards over protests are among topics tackled by our readers.