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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.

23, April 2017·8 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Politicians will always be with us

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week talks politics ... well, not so much the actual politics, but rather the process for choosing who to elect. Thought provoking as always.

16, April 2017·9 min read

Jonathan Dodd: The future

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column. This week Jonathan raises the question that no-one else seems to be asking ... what do we want the country to look like post-Brexit?

9, April 2017·8 min read

Jonathan Dodd: 37 hours

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week tries to understand what he does with his spare time, 37 hours a week when he is not working, commuting, sleeping, working out, etc.

2, April 2017·8 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Call for the grown-ups

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week explores sociability and maturity and why they set some people apart from others. As always, an interesting Sunday read.

26, March 2017·7 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Soup Skin

Jonathan Dodd returns with his weekly column. As always, a great, thought-provoking Sunday read.

19, March 2017·7 min read

Jonathan Dodd: History

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week shares his view on the importance of History. As always, a great Sunday read.

12, March 2017·9 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Unattributable impressions

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week ponders on the difference between informed opinions and uninformed impressions.

5, March 2017·8 min read

Jonathan Dodd: I’m a wonderer

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week shares his joyful wonder at the art of wondering.

26, February 2017·10 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Integrity

Jonathan Dodd returns with his weekly column - now as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (congratulations Jonathan). This week's column considers how our (that's all of us) integrity can help make a better society.