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

September 24, 2021

Peter Rhodes on subsidies, birthrates and changing faces in middle-age

Peter Rhodes|Sep 24, 2021

September 23, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a beautiful view, a cancelled market and hifalutin' language in space

Peter Rhodes|Sep 23, 2021

September 22, 2021

Rhodes on a doomed trike and a shortage of books

Opinions|Sep 22, 2021

September 21, 2021

Peter Rhodes on phone scams, unpredictable medicines and a celebration of the absurd

Peter Rhodes|Sep 21, 2021

September 20, 2021

Peter Rhodes on death rays, vaccinations and how to detect a Scouser

Peter Rhodes|Sep 20, 2021

September 17, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a national gem, a motorway sit-down and discovering 'Bin Laden'

Peter Rhodes|Sep 17, 2021

September 15, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a grisly voyage, gin across the universe and the best, and worst, of care homes

Peter Rhodes|Sep 15, 2021

September 14, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Taliban rule, Greek dancing and the lamp made out of a glider

Peter Rhodes|Sep 14, 2021

September 13, 2021

Peter Rhodes on hunting the Mr Bigs, a curious museum and how losing a finger saved a life

Peter Rhodes|Sep 13, 2021

September 10, 2021

Peter Rhodes on budget angling, the joy of gin and the enduring appeal of a village show

Peter Rhodes|Sep 10, 2021

September 9, 2021

Peter Rhodes on jobs at the Palace, funding social care and insults in the post

Peter Rhodes|Sep 9, 2021

September 8, 2021

Peter Rhodes on flying bishops, dodgy dogs and the ghosts of moggies past

Peter Rhodes|Sep 8, 2021

September 7, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a Churchillian quote, madness in the legal system and saving a species for £15

Peter Rhodes|Sep 7, 2021

September 6, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a not-so-doomed tree, the loneliness of pandas and why the welcome for Afghans could be lukewarm

Peter Rhodes|Sep 6, 2021

September 3, 2021

Peter Rhodes on arrogant protesters, energy from wind and bizarre logic in Whitehall

Peter Rhodes|Sep 3, 2021

September 2, 2021

Peter Rhodes on slow tractors, talking to the Taliban and whatever happened to celebrating repentance?

Peter Rhodes|Sep 2, 2021

September 1, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Billy the Kid, an unexpected refund and giving thanks for deliverance at Kabul

Peter Rhodes|Sep 1, 2021

August 31, 2021

Peter Rhodes on 'boring' Pythons, a great place for a holiday and getting period drama right

Peter Rhodes|Aug 31, 2021

August 30, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a Green alliance, a rise in smoking and cars we just don't understand

Peter Rhodes|Aug 30, 2021

August 27, 2021

Peter Rhodes on white statues, pride police cars and the simplest rule of the pandemic

Peter Rhodes|Aug 27, 2021

August 26, 2021

Peter Rhodes on the threat to HS2, a memorable date with a blonde and Drag Race breaks a glass ceiling

Peter Rhodes|Aug 26, 2021

August 25, 2021

Peter Rhodes on masks at the Proms, a classic book and something worse than the Taliban

Peter Rhodes|Aug 25, 2021

August 24, 2021

Peter Rhodes on “trigger warnings,” irony in the Channel and the mixed joys of being read aloud

Peter Rhodes|Aug 24, 2021

August 23, 2021

Peter Rhodes on defining sheds, saving sharks and Afghanistan's evil harvest of weapons

Peter Rhodes|Aug 23, 2021

August 20, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Bob Dylan's legacy, a warning on guns and predicting the fall of Kabul

Peter Rhodes|Aug 20, 2021

August 19, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Brexit, Afghanistan and a death to be envied

Peter Rhodes|Aug 19, 2021

August 18, 2021

Peter Rhodes on the lure of Baptiste, the Afghan lifestyle and the scariest moment in grandparenting

Peter Rhodes|Aug 18, 2021

August 17, 2021

Peter Rhodes on giving up diesel, our declining sea power and the fall of Mr Cuomo

Peter Rhodes|Aug 17, 2021

August 16, 2021

Peter Rhodes on energy pumps, Cop26 and don't mention the curry

Peter Rhodes|Aug 16, 2021

August 13, 2021

Peter Rhodes on university debt, local headlines and a fallen minister

Peter Rhodes|Aug 13, 2021

August 12, 2021

Peter Rhodes on bytes in your pipes, going Tonto and yet another hike in our insurance bills

Peter Rhodes|Aug 12, 2021

August 11, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Boris's ratings, London's flood of beer and the pure evil of child-killing

Peter Rhodes|Aug 11, 2021

August 10, 2021

Peter Rhodes on woolly heroes, shocking price hikes for electricity and the curious case of the vanishing L

Peter Rhodes|Aug 10, 2021

August 9, 2021

Peter Rhodes on infection at Wembley, MoT relief and which is better, Downton or Upstairs, Downstairs?

Peter Rhodes|Aug 9, 2021

August 6, 2021

Peter Rhodes on shelving a railway, death by smoking and big profits for the finance industry

Peter Rhodes|Aug 6, 2021

August 5, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a vegan row, a confusing 'they' and how the world stumbled into war

Peter Rhodes|Aug 5, 2021

August 4, 2021

Peter Rhodes on stupid pedestrians, suspicious empty shelves and two truths about lifeboats

Peter Rhodes|Aug 4, 2021

August 3, 2021

Peter Rhodes on changing accents, the rebirth of Latin and the joy of BMX

Peter Rhodes|Aug 3, 2021

August 2, 2021

Peter Rhodes on waving the flag, humiliating criminals and footing the bill for the royal yacht

Peter Rhodes|Aug 2, 2021

July 30, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Liverpool's shame, little Englanders and why councils want speed cameras

Peter Rhodes|Jul 30, 2021

July 29, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a royal fantasy, unreported dissent and folk who change their names

Peter Rhodes|Jul 29, 2021

July 28, 2021

Peter Rhodes on Harry's book deal, Piers Morgan's malady and how the pandemic may be spread – Down Under

Peter Rhodes|Jul 28, 2021

July 27, 2021

Peter Rhodes on murderous chimps, a curious tern and the railway disaster that's looming

Peter Rhodes|Jul 27, 2021

July 26, 2021

Peter Rhodes on persuasive Peppa, the loss of youthful memories and the lure of living like a lord

Peter Rhodes|Jul 26, 2021

July 23, 2021

Peter Rhodes on sunburn, orchids, tinkies, spinners and the dark secrets of horse racing

Peter Rhodes|Jul 23, 2021

July 22, 2021

Peter Rhodes on bad cops, too much heat and the illusion that racism is growing

Features|Jul 22, 2021

July 21, 2021

Peter Rhodes on strange names, deadly confusion and sleepless nights in tents

Features|Jul 21, 2021

July 20, 2021

Peter Rhodes on fiddling the pensions figures, the end of lawns and the fan with a fiery fundament

Features|Jul 20, 2021

July 19, 2021

Peter Rhodes on railway madness, masked confusion and the knee that morphed

Peter Rhodes|Jul 19, 2021

July 16, 2021

Rhodes on NHS slogging on and reluctance to fly Branson

Peter Rhodes|Jul 16, 2021

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