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

October 26, 2021

Peter Rhodes on funeral music, dignity in hospitals and a land unfit for heroes

Peter Rhodes|Oct 26, 2021

October 25, 2021

Peter Rhodes on racist ghosts, computer cock-ups - and why not set fire to red tape?

Peter Rhodes|Oct 25, 2021

October 22, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a torrent of filth, a star's dilemma - and what colour is a lawn?

Peter Rhodes|Oct 22, 2021

October 21, 2021

Peter Rhodes on queuing for jabs, the population crisis and the bleak years to come

Peter Rhodes|Oct 21, 2021

October 20, 2021

Peter Rhodes on our huge Parliament, the return of the hum and the loss of a turbulent priest

Peter Rhodes|Oct 20, 2021

October 19, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a dodgy dishwasher, £100 debit cards and a lesson from an MP's murder

Peter Rhodes|Oct 19, 2021

October 18, 2021

Peter Rhodes on lecturing the small people, saving the planet and finding a fortune in your kitchen cabinet

Peter Rhodes|Oct 18, 2021

October 15, 2021

Peter Rhodes on an unlikely utopia, too much trauma and who to blame for the carnage of Dieppe

Peter Rhodes|Oct 15, 2021

October 14, 2021

Peter Rhodes on living with colour blindness – and not wanting to be cured

Peter Rhodes|Oct 14, 2021

October 13, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a cheesy lesson, the Gallic shrug and waiting for the male of the species to improve

Peter Rhodes|Oct 13, 2021

October 12, 2021

Peter Rhodes on taking offence, celebrating niceness and spooks who burgle by night

Peter Rhodes|Oct 12, 2021

October 11, 2021

Peter Rhodes on electrical harmony, spreading Covid and how to dig out the bad apples in the police

Peter Rhodes|Oct 11, 2021

October 8, 2021

Peter Rhodes on rampant shortages, 60 years of the Eye and the real lesson of history

Peter Rhodes|Oct 8, 2021

October 7, 2021

Peter Rhodes on police photos, Covid statistics and a degree of suspicion about excuses

Peter Rhodes|Oct 7, 2021

October 6, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a huge royal bill, undersea power and giving translators the credit they deserve

Peter Rhodes|Oct 6, 2021

October 5, 2021

Peter Rhodes on human rights, battered heirlooms and straight talking from Javid

Peter Rhodes|Oct 5, 2021

October 4, 2021

Peter Rhodes on a fake crisis, street language and how the Army once trained thousands of truckers

Peter Rhodes|Oct 4, 2021

September 30, 2021

Peter Rhodes on submarines, slaughter and a sorry saga of six petrol crises

Peter Rhodes|Sep 30, 2021

September 29, 2021

Peter Rhodes on resilience, norovirus and painting the faces of criminals

Peter Rhodes|Sep 29, 2021

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

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