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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.

7, September 2013·1 min read

Daft Old Duffer: Cameron And Obama, Defenders Of The Right

Daft Old Duffer ponders on what Syrians whose homes have been destroyed by bombs and children killed by gunfire think of the sudden interest of International governments now that chemicals are involved.

1, September 2013·4 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Getting plastered

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column. He's been having some work done on his home, which has thrown up a few issues that many of us can probably relate to.

31, August 2013·3 min read

Daft Old Duffer: The Joys Of Modern Day Banking

Daft Old Duffer needs to transfer some funds and ponders the difference between face-to-face and online banking.

25, August 2013·5 min read

Jonathan Dodd: A competition worth judging

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and shares what it was like to be a judge for OnTheWight at the recent Isle of Wight Film Festival.

24, August 2013·1 min read

Daft Old Duffer: Down with the six-pack

Daft Old Duffer returns, this week contemplating why the six-pack is the bane of all 'normal' men.

18, August 2013·4 min read

Jonathan Dodd: The Church of I Don’t Know

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column, talking this week on the rather apt subject of religion.

17, August 2013·3 min read

Daft Old Duffer: I Woulda Been, Shoulda Been A Millionaire

Daft Old Duffer returns with his weekend column and has been reflecting on his early teenage years.

13, August 2013·3 min read

Open letter to Cabinet about Rural Broadband project

There's a lot to consider for the Isle of Wight Rural Broadband project. It's not clear if there's enough information been made available to make a decision.