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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.

16, June 2019·8 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Music, Sweet Music

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column. This week he talks music. Vinyl, cassettes, CD and streaming, but would you lend him your Are You Experienced LP?

2, June 2019·9 min read

Jonathan Dodd: My own personal Rainbow Nation

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column. This week he returns to Hove to share with us wonderful memories of how his life there shaped him and others.

19, May 2019·8 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Plan for Exit

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column and this week in a roundabout sort of way tackles the subject of Brexit and the EU elections.

12, May 2019·6 min read

‘Don’t be afraid and believe in yourself’, says successful young Islander with autism

From a very young age, Josh Peverley has not let his autism diagnosis get in the way of his passion, event management. Through hard work and determination, so far he's succeeded in achieving his dreams.

25, April 2019·2 min read

Islands Roads switches bench – to point AWAY from the sea view (updated)

Incompetence or a total disregard for others? It's hard to tell, as Island Roads replaces a bench and faces it away from the view and on a massive wonk!

21, April 2019·9 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Nothing to see here…

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column. This week he looks at new words and the meaning behind them. As always a great read.

14, April 2019·8 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Foibles and character traits

Jonathan Dodd returns with his Sunday column. As always, a great long-read.

5g on a typewriter by Twitter Trends 2019

10, April 2019·3 min read

Opinion: Why 5G is feared by some people

Rich Cattle says that RF radiation is bombarding us all the time and always has been. He can't understand the opposition to 5G and explains why here.

24, March 2019·4 min read

‘Dream – believe – achieve’ says 12-year-old Islander with Olympic dressage aspirations

Twelve-year-old Charlie Adkins has been involved with horses since the age of two and hopes to one day compete in the Olympics - in the meantime, he's picking up awards and accolades left, right and centre.

10, March 2019·2 min read

‘Fight for what you believe in’, says young Isle of Wight campaigner involved in several causes

Continuing OnTheWight’s series about young Islanders doing positive things with their lives, we meet Cameron Palin. 16-years-old and involved in many causes important to the Isle of Wight community.

10, March 2019·7 min read

Jonathan Dodd: Babel Towers

Jonathan returns with his Sunday column. This week, as wars are waged in the media and on social media, he points out that conflict only leads to waste and a disregard for those who aren’t winning, and asks what is the alternative.

3, March 2019·2 min read

Getting involved, staying active and making a difference, the key to a positive life

Continuing OnTheWight’s series about young Islanders doing positive things with their lives, we introduce Beth Pitts. As Head Girl at Cowes Enterprise she's involved in many activities and outside of school coaches junior netball players and assists at a swimming school.

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