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looming for theNHS and the young,who mainly voted to stay in the EU,will not readily forgive, still less thank those ofMr Fowle’s persuasion for landing themin this self-inflictedmess. K G Banks,Maidstone


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Is EU arroganceworth it?


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their nationals need some formof protection fromus, as ifwewere a 'banana republic', is deeply offensive and it's about time somebody said so! Theremay be some drawbacks fromleaving the EU, but it depends howmuch of their greed, arrogance and corruption it really isworth pu�ing upwith, to getminimal returns. They have taken years to do trade deals around theworld, as it needs only one of the 27 states to have a self-interest against. All themore reason for the greater


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looming for theNHS and the young,who mainly voted to stay in the EU,will not readily forgive, still less thank those ofMr Fowle’s persuasion for landing themin this self-inflictedmess. K G Banks,Maidstone


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the “worrying shortages” in theNHS (“Bravo Brexit…Big GP Changes”). These shortagesmaywell growworse should doctors and nurses in Eurpose or elsewhere in theworld for thatma�er, perceive this country as unwelcoming towards strangers, howeverwell-qualified. A deepening recruitment crisis is


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DENNIS Fowle reaffirms his Panglossian belief that Britain’s impending departure fromthe European Unionwill turn out for the best. However, earlier in his piece he speaks of


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looming for theNHS and the young,who mainly voted to stay in the EU,will not readily forgive, still less thank those ofMr Fowle’s persuasion for landing themin this self-inflictedmess. K G Banks,Maidstone


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Are footpaths nowat risk?


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Spain,Australia, theNetherlands, Italy and over 25 US states see things differently, as they all do nowallowaccess tomedical cannabis. Our assertion is that peoplewho take


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cannabis formedical reasons should be treated as patients, not criminals. Sign the national petition atwww.endourpain.org


cannabis formedical reasons should be treated as patients, not criminals. Sign the national petition atwww.endourpain.org


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whatever reason is a criminal offence. However, a lesser known estimate is that about one third of these, nearly amillion people, feel compelled to use cannabis for a primarilymedical reason. Thatwould suggest that in and around


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birthright for 'amess of potage', but having bothered to look intowhat the EU is really all about, rather than getmy 'facts' fromthe Sun, I realisemy forefatherswere right to fight for our independence. Phil Granger,W.Malling


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walkers won’t suddenly find the pathways that we have used for years are suddenly in private hands and are no longer available to us. N Johnston, via email


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in their recent demonstration,when they told blatant lies about the already approved Mosque planning application. When I told themtherewas no point


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describedMs Grant’s comments as extraordinary – I think they reflect the anger any decent personwould feel at Nazis trying to pretend they are British patriots, and trying to use the flimsy excuse of objecting to an already determined planning application to peddle vicious falsehoods. Cllr Clive English,Maidstone Borough Council


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objecting as the planning application had already been approved, and in any case therewas no dome intended and itwas not a newbuilding, and in factwas slightly smaller in capacity than the existing collection of buildings, I received a torrent of abuse and a suggestion that Iwantedmy female relatives to be treated inways too unsavoury tomention in a public forum. These people hide under a façade of


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patriotismwhilst spewing out hatred of not justMuslims, but also Jews in a barrage of anti-Semitismand holocaust denial. I amslightly surprised that your coverage


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Peter Carroll, director,ww.endourpain.org Editor’s note: Peter Carroll is former Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate in Maidstone & theWeald


Peter Carroll, director,ww.endourpain.org Editor’s note: Peter Carroll is former Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate in Maidstone & theWeald


IHAVE not always agreedwithHelen GrantMP, but I endorse entirely her commentsmade on theMosque and Britain First. Iwas confronted by one of these people


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Are footpaths nowat risk?


Are footpaths nowat risk?


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