Opinion

Oh dear. Christmas is fast approaching. Last year, I had all of my Christmas shopping done by Halloween, as we […]

Thank goodness for the British Empire. Did I really say that? In June I spent ten days in the Royal […]

I’m a child of the 80s; I was born in 1981 (which makes me old, according to my son – […]

Dan Thompson regularly writes about the arts for Isle of Thanet News. Living in Ramsgate and based at Marine Studios […]

There is just so much to be concerned about. Rising prices, the cost of heating our homes, the on-going global […]

With the Conservative leadership election now settled, and mercifully quickly, we have a new PM in Rishi Sunak. We can […]

Are you prepared for Christmas? Have you written your letter / email to Santa? Are you already planning for Christmas […]

By Nick Condron @gardens2wish4 We would all like to thank everyone who came along to support our Autumn Falling Leaves […]

Leaves are not litter. Relax, enjoy and refrain from sweeping all that magic and beauty away. Autumn’s here and carpets […]

Half-Term is nearly over, and it’s been lovely. We’ve had some time in London with Bryan’s amazing siblings and their […]

I always try to read a good cross-section of the Sunday papers on the day much to the irritation of […]

Crikey, this has been a busy week, hasn’t it? I’m not talking about locally at Casa de Munson – although […]

One thing any parent worries about is how easy it will be for your child to make friends. I was […]

The political world is characterised by ups and downs. I won’t beat about the bush – the Conservative Party has […]

Our NHS is a precious asset to us all. Our NHS staff, each and every one of them, always do […]

I have been plagued by a cold this week, but I don’t want to complain; man flu is a bug […]

By Jacqui Brown and  Sarah Bowers of  WAGAG Westgate & Garlinge Action Group Against Housing Development on Farmland (WAGAG) now […]

By Nick Condron @gardens2wish4 It’s been a slow process of evolution away from more commonly advocated horticultural methods of late […]

During the summer holidays, many of mine and Bryan’s weekends were fairly relaxed; I wasn’t having to clock-watch quite as […]

Forget fracking… it’s a deliberate smoke screen. A red herring. A diversion. The science is definitive, the UK is not […]

The national mourning period and State Funeral of our dearly loved Queen Elizabeth allowed for a brief pause in the […]

I had to remind myself recently that I’m 41 years old. In my head, I still think I’m in my […]

Today – 18th September – has become something of a tradition in our family. It’s the date that I legally […]

At this time of national mourning, I made the following speech in Parliament on Friday 9th September as the tribute that […]

Who else feels like they’re living through historical events that future generations will study at school? Brexit, a global pandemic, […]

Welcome to our new Prime Minister. But what are Liz Truss’s priorities? We are in the grip of a political […]

I can’t remember my first day at secondary school. In fact, I can’t remember many of my days at Holy […]

By Nick Condron It’s September, and with the first modest rain showers and fresher, breezier air of autumn, our plants […]

We live through the last week of the Johnson administration with a new leader of the Conservative Party, and therefore […]