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“I really don’t like party tribalism”
What we asked Antony Hook, Lib Dem leader of the opposition at Kent County Council
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Steven Keevil
It’s time for Kent to build!
Prices are out of reach, waiting lists are growing, and councils are still saying no.
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James O'Malley
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Maidstone makes it up as it goes along
Plus more with Dan Abnett, we review Fifi's Italian in Maidstone, upcoming Kent events, news in brief, and more
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Steven Keevil
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Ed Jennings
Trailblazing or takeover?
Universities of Kent and Greenwich to merge, plus Reform councillor defects to 2015, what's going on at KCC this week, news in brief, and more
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Ed Jennings
From fruitcakes to frontrunners
Reform’s rise leaves Kent’s old political certainties looking shaky
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Paul Francis
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“If you don't have hope, you're essentially complicit in the thing you hate”
What we asked Dorian Lynskey, writer and podcaster
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Steven Keevil
Kent’s tourism megaphone suddenly switched off
Plus KCC set to sell off five sites for housing, latest donations to Kent MPs, a questionable descent, news in brief, and more
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Ed Jennings
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When Kent was coal country
How mining shaped the east side of our county
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Ed Jennings
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Remembering the Maidstone Witches
Plus the IP Man returns, upcoming Kent events, news in brief, and more
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Steven Keevil
Kent Police rebrand lawbreaking as free speech
Plus the latest happenings at KCC, news in brief, and more
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Ed Jennings
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“You get a lot more political power by persuading people than you do by crushing them”
What we asked Tim Aker, former Member of the European Parliament
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Steven Keevil
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Kent Reform councillors pictured smiling alongside neo-Nazi activist
Plus KCC blurs neutrality line again, Lower Thames Crossing tries new regulatory system, news in brief, and more
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Ed Jennings
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