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Have you been priced off the railways?

Call 08459 811111, email julia@bbc.co.uk or text 81333 (start your message with KENT).

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Have you been priced off the railways?

Are rail fares fair?

Big story today about train ticket prices going up.

Rail fares in Kent are going up by an average of 6 percent from the New Year.

The most expensive season ticket in Kent is now Ramsgate to London on High Speed Β£5,556, the average London salary is Β£33,900, one sixth of your pre-tax salary. Is that a rip off or actually not bad value when you consider the alternative?

Do You think History should be compulsary for all school children or is it just a "collection of dusty old facts" as claimed by a teacher on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ earlier?!

Do you know your Churchill from your Admiral Nelson? And do you think it is important that young people do?

Did you know 160 comprehensive schools failed to enter a single pupil for GCSE History exams last year. There will be a call in the commons today for history to be made compulsory for all school children. So is learning history important?

We hear your views, opinions and stories.

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Tue 20 Dec 2011 09:00

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  • Tue 20 Dec 2011 09:00