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Award-winning columnist and blogger. Keeping an eye on the tribulations and trivia of a fast-changing world

January 20, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Ireland's shame, vanishing evidence and the days when flying to the moon was easy

Peter Rhodes|Jan 20, 2021

January 19, 2021

Peter Rhodes on breaking bad news, Covid-free plumbers and a strange encounter on the last line of defence

Peter Rhodes|Jan 19, 2021

January 18, 2021

Peter Rhodes on the grey pound, revisiting the 1950s and the two nations created by Covid

Peter Rhodes|Jan 18, 2021

January 15, 2021

Peter Rhodes on moving statues, spending public money and the right time for jabbing old folk

Peter Rhodes|Jan 15, 2021

January 14, 2021

Peter Rhodes on voting for a president, Tony Blair's ambitions and the history of sawing women in half

Peter Rhodes|Jan 14, 2021

January 13, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a confusion of Tsars, nasal-spray news and how to organise your own conspiracy

Peter Rhodes|Jan 13, 2021

January 12, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Trump's army, spreading fake history and why the vaccine target may be easier than we think

Peter Rhodes|Jan 12, 2021

January 11, 2021

Peter Rhodes on burning down the Capitol, apathy over clapping and queuing for pasties

Peter Rhodes|Jan 11, 2021

December 31, 2020

Peter Rhodes on facemasks, shoplifters and all the other aspects of the disease that dominated the year

Peter Rhodes|Dec 31, 2020

December 30, 2020

Peter Rhodes on naming a bridge, deepfake news and vaccinating town by town

Peter Rhodes|Dec 30, 2020

December 29, 2020

Peter Rhodes on grandparenting, the folly of youth and the message from Brum – let us spray

Peter Rhodes|Dec 29, 2020

December 28, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a fairytale village, too many trees and dragons at Trooping the Colour

Peter Rhodes|Dec 28, 2020

December 24, 2020

Peter Rhodes unveils a Christmas Eve selection of the best of readers' contributions in 2020

Peter Rhodes|Dec 24, 2020

December 23, 2020

Peter Rhodes on optimism, Santa and the 20th anniversary of a bright new star in the sky

Peter Rhodes|Dec 23, 2020

December 22, 2020

Peter Rhodes on waiting for rhino, settling for Brino and getting the vaccine to people who don't want it

Peter Rhodes|Dec 22, 2020

December 21, 2020

Peter Rhodes on naming a toadstool, “harmless” technology and why the truth is sometimes not obvious

Peter Rhodes|Dec 21, 2020

December 18, 2020

Peter Rhodes on dressing the tree, an unlikely name and will we ever see an end to poverty?

Peter Rhodes|Dec 18, 2020

December 17, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a wet winter, a victory for Essex Girls and making your home look perfect for telly

Peter Rhodes|Dec 17, 2020

December 16, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a Longbridge legend, sitting with lions and 32 years of Driving Home for Christmas

Peter Rhodes|Dec 16, 2020

December 15, 2020

Peter Rhodes on beating flu, tape-recording stars and yuletide yobbery in EastEnders

Peter Rhodes|Dec 15, 2020

December 14, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a forgotten hero, the downside of insulation and a glorious start to yuletide

Peter Rhodes|Dec 14, 2020

December 11, 2020

Peter Rhodes on artists' impressions, the price of fame and a false sense of security

Peter Rhodes|Dec 11, 2020

December 10, 2020

Peter Rhodes on royal trains, saying sorry and the ultimate catch from 136,700 miles away

Peter Rhodes|Dec 10, 2020

December 9, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a statue for Thatcher, a happy country and the end of snowballs in England

Peter Rhodes|Dec 9, 2020

December 8, 2020

Peter Rhodes on flogging cars, mangling English and rather more than you need to know about Scotch eggs

Peter Rhodes|Dec 8, 2020

December 7, 2020

Peter Rhodes on dressing for lockdown, turning down honours and the perils of online trousers

Peter Rhodes|Dec 7, 2020

December 4, 2020

Peter Rhodes on old sandwiches, Scotch eggs and a bumper Christmas for the US guns industry

Peter Rhodes|Dec 4, 2020

December 3, 2020

Peter Rhodes on cricket teas, pub wisdom and pennywise pensioners

Peter Rhodes|Dec 3, 2020

December 2, 2020

Peter Rhodes on stylish dressing, revolution in the countryside and a word with two meanings

Peter Rhodes|Dec 2, 2020

December 1, 2020

Peter Rhodes on cut-class accents, pandemic dreams and a particularly Scilly tier

Peter Rhodes|Dec 1, 2020

November 30, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a new best friend, carnage after Christmas and how grandparents could reduce the death toll

Peter Rhodes|Nov 30, 2020

November 27, 2020

Peter Rhodes on watching buzzards, remembering cars and how the Covid jab will become compulsory

Peter Rhodes|Nov 27, 2020

November 26, 2020

Peter Rhodes on broken fillings, waxing lyrical about pipes and the blessings of a saner Christmas

Peter Rhodes|Nov 26, 2020

November 25, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a Christmas classic, a mystery cold and protecting urban myths

Peter Rhodes|Nov 25, 2020

November 24, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a TV classic, an email scam and a time for Covid caution

Peter Rhodes|Nov 24, 2020

November 23, 2020

Peter Rhodes on honouring a warrior, some bizarre subtitles and the importance of a large pinch of salt

Peter Rhodes|Nov 23, 2020

November 20, 2020

Peter Rhodes on Trump's final exit, vaccine side-effects and the infinite fascination of chess

Peter Rhodes|Nov 20, 2020

November 19, 2020

Peter Rhodes on bursting bubbles, dodgy distancing and the good old, bad old age of petrol

Peter Rhodes|Nov 19, 2020

November 18, 2020

Peter Rhodes on the Global Dimwittery, ancient boots and the best way to feed a conspiracy theory

Peter Rhodes|Nov 18, 2020

November 17, 2020

Peter Rhodes on eating Bambi, paying for Covid and tangling with Premium Bonds

Peter Rhodes|Nov 17, 2020

November 16, 2020

Peter Rhodes on rickshaw resentment, expressions we hate and the row over a naked statue

Peter Rhodes|Nov 16, 2020

November 13, 2020

Peter Rhodes on honouring soldiers, over-hyping vaccines and the Dr Zhivago we never got to see

Peter Rhodes|Nov 13, 2020

November 12, 2020

Peter Rhodes on mining the moon, new Covid strains and a winter's race for Rudolph

Peter Rhodes|Nov 12, 2020

November 11, 2020

Peter Rhodes on telly confusion, rabbit holes and Trump's exit strategy from the White House

Peter Rhodes|Nov 11, 2020

November 10, 2020

Peter Rhodes on the benefits of cricket, a warning of war and a glitch in Test and Trace

Peter Rhodes|Nov 10, 2020

November 9, 2020

Peter Rhodes on cultural tribes, hate crime in the home and things to count in Lockdown

Peter Rhodes|Nov 9, 2020

November 5, 2020

Peter Rhodes on the unknown Max, TV adverts we hate and why fighting a pandemic is like flying a balloon

Peter Rhodes|Nov 5, 2020

Peter Rhodes on missing footpaths, a Kabul encounter and how cancer reveals true friends

Peter Rhodes|Nov 5, 2020

November 4, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a chilling email, disappearing datum and a dilemma for Darwin

Peter Rhodes|Nov 4, 2020

November 3, 2020

Peter Rhodes on racism in the street, a surfeit of emails and Wolverhampton's unknown author

Peter Rhodes|Nov 3, 2020

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