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Peter Rhodes

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

February 29, 2024

Peter Rhodes on expensive babies, inspirational Gladiators and a postcode lottery for speeding tickets

Peter Rhodes|Feb 29

February 28, 2024

Peter Rhodes on vanishing employees, memory bumps and the BBC's tale of two Tory MPs

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 28

February 27, 2024

Peter Rhodes on trains, quangos and why the working-class have all the best holidays

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 27

February 26, 2024

Peter Rhodes on safe missiles, scary cattle grids and why you shouldn't call old people sweet

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 26

February 23, 2024

Peter Rhodes on banning hounds, avoiding funerals and how money opens doors into Britain

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 23

February 22, 2024

Peter Rhodes on Russian lies, trigger warnings and how to fight exploitation – with unicorns

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 22

February 21, 2024

Peter Rhodes on slavery, mail trains and the seductive lure of life in the Lords

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 21

February 20, 2024

Peter Rhodes on global warming, ocean cooling and being in the presence of greatness

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 20

February 19, 2024

Peter Rhodes on wandering cats, taxes on vans and facing up to an 'explosion of hatred'

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 19

February 16, 2024

Peter Rhodes on ructions in Rochdale, simple sums and how to lose an excavator

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 16

February 15, 2024

Peter Rhodes on fly tippers, a perfect politician and how The Hum is humming up North

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 15

February 14, 2024

Peter Rhodes on bullied vicars, a stalemate war and the decline and fall of nookie

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 14

February 13, 2024

Peter Rhodes on a matchstick tower, Putin's words and claims of racism in rural Britain

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 13

February 12, 2024

Peter Rhodes on a cold heatwave, legal small print and putting your faith in complementary medicine

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 12

February 8, 2024

Peter Rhodes on cameras in court, anti-semitism at the Beeb and a huge bill for smashing atoms

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 8

February 7, 2024

Peter Rhodes on a computer glitch, open-door migration and plans to protect our war memorials

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 7

February 6, 2024

Peter Rhodes on rugby, bribery and the scandal of Britain's huge national debt

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 6

February 5, 2024

Peter Rhodes on executions, crossbows and how we envy our friends

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 5

February 2, 2024

Peter Rhodes on drones, blondes and a toolkit for our time

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 2

February 1, 2024

Peter Rhodes on balmy weather, fighting dementia with music and how history is written by the winners

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Peter Rhodes|Feb 1

January 30, 2024

Peter Rhodes on computers, confusion and how war-fever can spread like wildfire

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 30

January 29, 2024

Peter Rhodes on the future for Woolworth, budget fishing kit and plans to conscript a 'citizen army'

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 29

January 26, 2024

Peter Rhodes on significant storms, rehabilitating Ratty and a long-term warning of dementia

Peter Rhodes|Jan 26

January 24, 2024

Peter Rhodes on scary Russians, a British “death ray” and the late Queen's love of a TV school

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 24

January 22, 2024

Peter Rhodes on declining populations, elusive artefacts and comparing Putin with Hitler

Peter Rhodes|Jan 22

January 19, 2024

Peter Rhodes on an old college, a monarch's death and the 'appalling vista' that put postmasters behind bars

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 19

January 18, 2024

Peter Rhodes on lost drivers, slow lava and how to deal with the rats of Westminster

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 18

January 17, 2024

Peter Rhodes on dogs in hotels, moisturisers for men and why an aircraft carrier isn't sailing

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 17

January 16, 2024

Peter Rhodes on Good Samaritans, soaring premiums and the end of the line for model railways

Peter Rhodes|Jan 16

January 15, 2024

Peter Rhodes on a travelling inquiry, a whipped garden and windows that buckle in a heatwave

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 15

January 12, 2024

Peter Rhodes on hankies, medals and the downside of being optimistic

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 12

January 10, 2024

Peter Rhodes on noisy neighbours, dodgy computers and the power of TV drama

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 10

January 9, 2024

Peter Rhodes on funny quizzes, an iconic movie and unknown tensions in a troubled community

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 9

January 8, 2024

Peter Rhodes on educated animals, early adopters and the fascinating lure of the bacon slicer

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 8

January 5, 2024

Peter Rhodes on winter in Venice, hard work in Germany and demographics at a family party

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 5

January 4, 2024

Peter Rhodes on property prices, poor parenting and the joy of dining on Dobbin

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 4

January 3, 2024

Peter Rhodes on a speculative fire, a misnamed gun and still no defeat for Putin

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 3

January 2, 2024

Peter Rhodes on the fight against frailty, wine by the pint and the power of prayer in a storm

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 2

January 1, 2024

Peter Rhodes on New Year perils, regifting presents and the joy of The Snowman getting zapped

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Peter Rhodes|Jan 1

December 29, 2023

Peter Rhodes looks back on 2023 and how the year unfolded in this column

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 29, 2023

December 28, 2023

Peter Rhodes on revellers, logburners and preserving the magic of Santa

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 28, 2023

December 27, 2023

Peter Rhodes on big boozers, politicians' promises and where will euthanasia lead?

Peter Rhodes|Dec 27, 2023

December 26, 2023

Peter Rhodes on trans kids, same-sex blessings and sailing into a crisis

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 26, 2023

December 22, 2023

Peter Rhodes remembers a meeting in Jerusalem with a youngster hoping for a better life

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 22, 2023

December 20, 2023

Peter Rhodes on Jingle Bells, Batman Smells – and inspiration for a new national anthem

Peter Rhodes|Dec 20, 2023

December 19, 2023

Peter Rhodes on Putin's plan, begging-bowl time and the intolerable strain of the deep blue yonder

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 19, 2023

December 18, 2023

Peter Rhodes on Empire-bashing, land-grabbing and the debt we owe to bats

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 18, 2023

December 15, 2023

Peter Rhodes on muesli, horses' heads and the drama missing from the Covid inquiry

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 15, 2023

December 14, 2023

Rhodes on flicking fingers, frozen moments and a foregone conclusion at the ballot box

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 14, 2023

December 13, 2023

Peter Rhodes on slogans, statistics and rations going astray in Gaza

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Peter Rhodes|Dec 13, 2023

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