Opinion

Prophecies about the end of the world abound; there are those, religious or otherwise, who have studied some ancient text […]

Driving past Manston airport the other day, I experienced a strange moment of flashback. Suddenly I was sat in the […]

People often append a word before the word “writer”, but the important thing is that people who have a passion […]

Ramsgate Music Hall turns into a sweatbox pretty quickly. With a capacity of 160 people, it’s so intimate that you […]

The negativity by the media about Brexit is becoming depressingly familiar. All threats, warnings and anti-UK statements by EU officials […]

I have a confession to make. I stole a pen. From a library, a publicly-funded library. There’s a reason for […]

Writing a book is harder than I first anticipated. When I was a teenager, I found myself reading pulp science-fiction […]

I am attending a plumbing seminar at Canterbury College.. The very words ‘plumbing seminar’ make me feel vaguely itchy and […]

With apologies to any Mancunians in Thanet reading this, but I report from the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. As […]

There’s an ancient Chinese proverb you may have heard of; “May you live in interesting times.” It’s meant in some […]

There is something inbuilt in the British psyche that seems to motivate people to enjoy moaning, and is as ever-present […]

I have a lovely new neighbour who’s mad keen to be my friend. Genuinely lovely, I should add, in case […]

As I write this column, I am operating on about 90 minutes sleep in the last 40 hours. I tell […]

Craig Mackinlay, since when did mob rule override the rule of law? Rarely has a crowd demanding the destruction of […]

Who wouldn’t want their fat frozen off, eh? What a dream, what a coup! Alright, only a tiny bit of […]

Last week in Parliament was both lengthy and stimulating. I took part in two debates on the floor of the […]

Conspiracy theories would be funny if they weren’t so worrying; the fact that some people still believe in them, despite […]

I have – from time to time – been known to have a good idea. It’s comparatively rare, and I’m […]

A week after I’d met my new husband – before we’d even had a proper conversation, although I fancied him […]

It’s an exciting time of year to be in Ramsgate – you’d think that it would begin to quieten down […]

Is anyone else really tired? Perhaps it’s August’s fault; this summer has been undoubtedly packed with more events than I […]

Being physically disabled – a label I generally avoid – there are any number of activities I am no longer […]

As Parliament returns this week, the most simple, yet, for some, contentious piece of legislation has its second reading – […]

As a writer, I can’t ever pretend to have had a plan. I’ve usually stumbled into a particular path that […]

I was accused of being a nerd the other day. I was surprised, as I thought everyone knew that already. […]

What do you think when you hear the word “creative”? Writers? Artists? Dancers? Maybe a combination of all the above, […]

I’ve spent a couple of days in London recently, enjoying some time with friends and experiencing the sights from different […]

Todd being a far commoner name than Keighley, I can now be much ruder about acquaintances with less fear of […]