Matthew Chatfield – The Ventilator

Complaining about the Mainland

After reading an epistle from an irate mainlander I was moved to send the following letter to the editor of

The idea of a special ‘Island designation’ for the Isle of Wight is making the rounds again, with MP Bob

There is a crisis of confidence in the way this country is policed. Not just the details – for example

I’ve been writing stuff on the internet for about thirty years – yes there was an internet in 1994, just.

I had the privilege of dining with a group of senior citizens recently. Actually, let me be honest, I was

With the Isle of Wight’s long tradition of welcoming visitors, it is only a matter of time before we introduce

They don’t even know they are doing it. Mainlanders just can’t help but talk about roads. If you arrive by

Planting trees has become a barometer for public greenness. During the last general election campaign, Labour pledged to plant two

There’s a tendency to look to the past and imagine some golden age of perfection. But the world was not

This article was first published in the Isle of Wight County Press in May 2021, just after the end of