In the age of Covid and Strep A, attendance awards are one of the worst school policies, writes columnist Lauren Abbott.

Nigel Farage's threatened comeback will scare the Tories but he's right about Brexit, writes political editor Paul Francis.

Columnist Melissa Todd takes part in a photo shoot.

Our columnist confesses she's at a loss as to how some women can put up with their partners.

Secret Drinker mixes with the regulars at a budget food boozer where a pint and Cowboy Burger cost under a tenner

Columnist Chris Britcher takes a look back through the years at the world before next-day delivery.

Our readers give their takes on asylum seekers, Ulez and the climate change activists.

Nurses are not the shock troops of the socialist revolution and media scare stories can only go so far, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.

You can call judges many things, writes court reporter Sean Axtell, just not soft.

Columnist John Nurden has been out of sorts this week, doing his finest Blues Brothers impression after misplacing his glasses.

Despite wailing about Kent being full the county actually needs more houses, wrote Rhys Griffiths, now, as targets are axed, he responds to readers.

Columnist Lauren Abbott says Christmas Eve boxes are just another way of making parents spend money and are unnecessary.

The sight of two women holding an unconventional and very public race was a first for Secret Thinker, but he reckons it raises an important point.

Government policy on grammars is not clear, but there are signs of unease with the effectiveness of the system, writes political editor Paul Francis.

Columnist Melissa Todd has a conundrum, lonely people keep trying to talk to her and it's the last thing she wants.

Our readers give their takes on Brexit, Just Stop Oil and the World Cup.

It's the biggest dilemma of a year not short of them, who gets the last Bounty, but bonkers bosses' cynical ploy is not lost on columnist John Nurden.

Suella Braverman's fatuous policy targets foreign students while Nigel Farage will struggle to stay away from Kent, writes Paul Francis.

For all the wailing about Kent being full up the county actually needs more houses, writes columnist Rhys Griffiths.

A riot van parked outside Wetherspoon at 20 to 1 on a rainy Monday might be the first sign it's coming home this World Cup, writes our columnist.