Opinion

After the Thanet Local Plan was rejected by 35 votes to 20 on Thursday 18th January our council is now in a […]

Ramsgate regeneration always occupies a significant proportion of my time, arguably more than it should given extensive similar issues in […]

Looking for somewhere to live is far harder than I realised it ever would be. The last time I looked […]

Christmas well and truly over, we are inundated with travel advertisements; each day my postman husband’s forearms buckle under the […]

I’m a Thanetian, born and raised here. Actually, I’m a half-Thanetian; one of my parents was born outside of Thanet, […]

Starting back at Westminster last week after the festive break I should be feeling refreshed and ready for 2018. I’m […]

Being a writer with an independent publishing house is a bit different to being signed with one of the Big […]

I don’t “do” New’s Year Eve. I’m not a Hogmanay kind of a guy. And no, it’s not because I’m […]

We have almost reached the point where the old calendar comes down and a new one is put up in […]

What is our local MP up to? Silent on many local topics, such as the nightmare housing crisis (private sector […]

From time to come, I mention the fact that I’m a writer. It’s something I’m very proud of, and have […]

It’s now been a good 12/18 months since annual rental price inflation in Ramsgate peaked at 3.4%. Since then we […]

First Christmas under the same roof with my new husband! Ah, the sweet mingling of traditions, families and memories: the […]

Writing a book – or, rather, writing a story that deserves to be turned into a book – is a tough […]

It seems strange to me that as the rest of the South East enjoys prosperity and jobs growth, Thanet finds […]

Brexit issues dominate as ever, with an initial deal struck by the Prime Minister to allow new year negotiations to […]

Being a writer means I come into contact with a wide variety of people. That used to surprise me, as […]

My son’s father is Canadian, and that isn’t even his worst defect. His gifts to his child these last 16 […]

I have a tendency to be talked into things that are an exciting challenge. I also have a tendency to […]

Apparently, it’s now the festive season. Lights adorn the shopping centres and high streets, having been switched on at various […]

I’m certainly fascinated by technology, there’s absolutely no way we should reject new developments that are being created with amazing […]

Writing is the sort of profession where people seem to have certain perceptions of your profession. I’m not entirely sure […]

Matthew Munson is the Chief Technology Officer for a data storage firm based in Milton Keynes. There’s also a Matthew […]

Having a book published is an exciting process; it comes at the end of one journey – actually writing the […]

So you’re bluelighted in an emergency ambulance to St Thomas’s hospital where they save your life by doing an almost […]

About 20 years ago, I discovered that if you’re sufficiently obliging to journalists, you can often get a makeover, photo […]