Isle of Wight Opinion Pieces
OnTheWight is run on journalistic principles of honesty, transparency and balance. Every so often, there will be a subject or issue that the editors or contributors wish to share that reflects their personal opinion.
These Isle of Wight opinion pieces will be clearly marked as such. We believe their inclusion adds to the diversity of content available to readers.
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Daft Old Duffer returns with his weekly column and has been to Costa Coffee. Read on to find out what he thought of the experience.
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Daft Old Duffer returns with his Saturday column and wonders why such a fuss has been made about a bit of cussing.
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Daft Old Duffer returns with his weekly column and reminisces about the lengths some people used to go to keep up appearances.
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Daft Old Duffer returns with his weekly column. This week he discusses what he believes will happen if a bridge between the Isle of Wight and the mainland is built.
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Daft Old Duffer explains how tragic it is when words are misinterpreted
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Daft Old Duffer is back and this week talking energy and where we might be getting it from in the future.
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Regular contributor, Daft Old Duffer asks whether we'd be better off with an elected Mayor rather than a Leader of the council.