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A different approach to housing

19 Apr 11:24

Bob Britnell offers some advice to election candidates

Nastiness and threats have become part of the city council election campaign

18 Apr 07:50 4 comments

Candidate Louise Harvey-Quirke has experienced the ugly side of local politics.

Howe Barracks housing saga: We should not be setting communities against one another

15 Apr 08:27

The Wilson Perspective: Blaming people from outside Canterbury for their predicaments is poor form, argues Dave Wilson.

A hidden historical treasure

14 Apr 08:08 2 comments

‘Down from London’ visits Bigbury Camp

Anti-Brunei protests stink of rank hypocrisy

12 Apr 07:11

Bob Britnell questions the application of Western values to the south-east Asian kingdom.

Local mum: New grammar threatens nearby schools with closure

09 Apr 10:06 1 comment

Joanne Bartley has set up a petition

Campaigning for election brings candidates to the edge of nervous collapse

08 Apr 08:24

The Wilson Perspective: With less than a month until polling day, Dave Wilson peers into the minds of those seeking election.

City council election: My view from the campaign trail

08 Apr 06:26

Nick Eden-Green offers a view from the doorstep ahead of polling day on May 2.

The Guardian is trying to steal my job

07 Apr 10:26 3 comments

‘Down from London’ explains why the Journal does it better

Why the city council cannot be blamed for losing housing to a London borough

05 Apr 06:50 3 comments

Bob Britnell, the authority’s principal planning officer, delves into a controversial issue.

Grammars are vehicles of social segregation. They must not be allowed to expand

02 Apr 08:37 3 comments

Outspoken former Canterbury High principal offers his thoughts on Kent’s plan to expand selective education.

There is an obvious solution to our crowded, polluted streets. It’s a question of doing it

01 Apr 06:43 2 comments

The Wilson Perspective: Can we afford not to spend money on improving public transport, asks Dave Wilson.

They keep coming and even the council doesn’t stop them

31 Mar 09:03 4 comments

‘Down from London’ invites some friends down for the weekend