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

August 21, 2020

Peter Rhodes on defusing policing, the blood bill for driverless cars and writing your own obituary

Peter Rhodes|Aug 21, 2020

August 20, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a presidential invitation, getting the right grades and the soldiers who blessed the Bomb

Peter Rhodes|Aug 20, 2020

August 19, 2020

Peter Rhodes on Bevin Boys, grade inflation and the nation that forgot its past

Peter Rhodes|Aug 19, 2020

August 18, 2020

Peter Rhodes on big spiders, rule by whining and a dramatic definition of infancy

Peter Rhodes|Aug 18, 2020

August 17, 2020

Peter Rhodes on insurance hikes, furry flyers and the reporting of the Cummings affair

Peter Rhodes|Aug 17, 2020

August 14, 2020

Peter Rhodes on dodgy backs, the N-word and what have the imperialists ever done for us?

Peter Rhodes|Aug 14, 2020

August 13, 2020

Peter Rhodes on sticky summer, partying gulls and how the Covid-19 jab may become compulsory by stealth

Peter Rhodes|Aug 13, 2020

August 12, 2020

Peter Rhodes on vaccine resisters, Bobby dazzlers and the North-South language divide

Peter Rhodes|Aug 12, 2020

August 11, 2020

Peter Rhodes on leaving the 19th century, Boris's poll surprise and how to spot a spammer

Peter Rhodes|Aug 11, 2020

August 10, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a curious code, Georgian bonking and regrets over wiping out wasps

Peter Rhodes|Aug 10, 2020

August 7, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a forgotten war, the benefits of bribery and tastes that just don't travel

Peter Rhodes|Aug 7, 2020

August 6, 2020

Peter Rhodes on home deliveries, Independent London and being replaced by a rubber plant

Peter Rhodes|Aug 6, 2020

August 5, 2020

Peter Rhodes on ad breaks, a popular peer and coping with the will of God

Peter Rhodes|Aug 5, 2020

August 4, 2020

Peter Rhodes on wearing masks, taxing cars and the chances of bringing something dodgy from Mars

Peter Rhodes|Aug 4, 2020

August 3, 2020

Peter Rhodes on snakes alive, defining a second wave and knowing what the Kremlin is up to

Peter Rhodes|Aug 3, 2020

July 31, 2020

Peter Rhodes on cleaning loos, crossing roads and the prospect of population collapse

Peter Rhodes|Jul 31, 2020

July 30, 2020

Peter Rhodes on rusty Jumbos, boring politics and the campaign to make lardy Britain trim

Peter Rhodes|Jul 30, 2020

July 29, 2020

Peter Rhodes on vanishing Jumbos, treating taxpayers as humans and a hurtful four-letter word

Peter Rhodes|Jul 29, 2020

July 28, 2020

Peter Rhodes on the Frugal Four, the Grown Ups and the band dropping Dixie

Peter Rhodes|Jul 28, 2020

July 27, 2020

Peter Rhodes on laugh-out-loud telly, school bullies and Trump's 10 words to chill your soul

Peter Rhodes|Jul 27, 2020

July 20, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a worrying salute, stiff upper lips, and what became of a drunken sailor?

Peter Rhodes|Jul 20, 2020

July 17, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a missing clink, paying more tax and the people who think Covid-19 is a hoax

Peter Rhodes|Jul 17, 2020

July 16, 2020

Peter Rhodes on the return of traffic jams, troubling figures for the NHS and a great moment in journalism

Peter Rhodes|Jul 16, 2020

July 15, 2020

Peter Rhodes on Spanish revenge, a new job at the Beeb and how the pandemic prevents proper mourning

Peter Rhodes|Jul 15, 2020

July 14, 2020

Peter Rhodes on trampoline lockdowns, a critical temperature and a murderer without a mask

Peter Rhodes|Jul 14, 2020

July 13, 2020

Peter Rhodes on subsidised meals, the anger of Black Lives Matter and the rise of the Plasterboard Generation

Peter Rhodes|Jul 13, 2020

July 10, 2020

Peter Rhodes on dodgy insulation, unforgettable movie music and a reality check on England's care homes

Peter Rhodes|Jul 10, 2020

July 9, 2020

Peter Rhodes on silly subtitles, wartime shame and the size of that bail-out for the arts

Peter Rhodes|Jul 9, 2020

July 8, 2020

Peter Rhodes on vizor advice, a dramatic taboo and the rise and fall of a history man

Peter Rhodes|Jul 8, 2020

July 7, 2020

Peter Rhodes on war criminals, a new city for Ireland and that troublesome F-word again

Peter Rhodes|Jul 7, 2020

July 6, 2020

Peter Rhodes on vaccines, beer games and why three million Hong Kongers would transform Britain

Peter Rhodes|Jul 6, 2020

July 3, 2020

Peter Rhodes on drunks, e-scooters and a few reminders on how to behave in pubs

Peter Rhodes|Jul 3, 2020

July 2, 2020

Peter Rhodes on an NHS landmark, the quest for fairness and an author's Covid-19 nightmare

Peter Rhodes|Jul 2, 2020

July 1, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a flawed legend, online groceries and the daftness of dithering over lockdown

Peter Rhodes|Jul 1, 2020

June 30, 2020

Peter Rhodes on classroom folly, hard times for gropers and the perils of being seen with your heroes

Peter Rhodes|Jun 30, 2020

June 26, 2020

Peter Rhodes on kids falling out, the real threat to pubs and the success of melting-pot Britain

Peter Rhodes|Jun 26, 2020

June 25, 2020

Peter Rhodes on our amazing ancestors, a cosmic statement and the same old response to terrorism

Peter Rhodes|Jun 25, 2020

June 24, 2020

Peter Rhodes on keeping your distance, taking the knee - and the end of the road for BAME?

Peter Rhodes|Jun 24, 2020

June 23, 2020

Peter Rhodes on paying for slavery, a forgotten sweetheart and a Labour leader who wants power

Peter Rhodes|Jun 23, 2020

June 22, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a vintage cherry crop, a Devon silver lining and knowing absolutely nothing about football

Peter Rhodes|Jun 22, 2020

June 19, 2020

Peter Rhodes on parachuting, baby-boomers and the case for drinking lager before drafting laws

Peter Rhodes|Jun 19, 2020

June 18, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a puzzling sign, our obsession with America and things created on the back of fag packets

Peter Rhodes|Jun 18, 2020

June 17, 2020

Peter Rhodes on statues, stigma and modern heroes who turn out to have feet of clay

Peter Rhodes|Jun 17, 2020

June 16, 2020

Peter Rhodes on a missing bear, the ending of slavery and the fraught business of taking the knee

Peter Rhodes|Jun 16, 2020

June 15, 2020

Peter Rhodes on bat-eared masks, the decline of gammon and the strange ending of the British Empire

Peter Rhodes|Jun 15, 2020

June 12, 2020

Peter Rhodes on white privilege, TV make-up and why subtitles never get any better

Peter Rhodes|Jun 12, 2020

June 11, 2020

Peter Rhodes on the desecration of a national symbol, a shortage of logic and a tradition of chucking things in the river

Peter Rhodes|Jun 11, 2020

June 10, 2020

Peter Rhodes on taking a tumble, face-mask embarrassment and the future for Nitty Norah

Peter Rhodes|Jun 10, 2020

June 9, 2020

Peter Rhodes on high heels, dodgy statistics and unwitting guinea pigs in London

Peter Rhodes|Jun 9, 2020

June 8, 2020

Peter Rhodes on the gentlest touches, a misguided demo and whatever happened to the slave-trade profits in Africa?

Peter Rhodes|Jun 8, 2020

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