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£32 billion to keep up with Morocco

The weaker the arguments for the high-speed train (HS2) grew, the more likely the damn thing became, writes Peter Rhodes.

£32 billion to keep up with Morocco

Best of Peter Rhodes – January 6

The best of this week’s Peter Rhodes column from the Express & Star.

Best of Peter Rhodes – January 6

The Olympics – £10,000 million, for what?

I am  surprised no-one has yet suggested making it a hate crime to be less than enthusiastic about the London Olympics, writes Peter Rhodes.

The Olympics – £10,000 million, for what?

The case of the Wonderbra wall safe

According  to the lingerie industry, which has years of expertise in such things, between 80 and 85 per cent of women wear the wrong size of bra, writes Peter Rhodes.

The case of the Wonderbra wall safe

They’re off! The real joy of foxhunting

Peter Rhodes writes: Foxhunting is a sport based almost entirely on whoppers, plus the curious belief among hunters that if Joe Public only understood hunting, he would support it (we do, thanks – and we don’t).

They’re off! The real joy of foxhunting

Honour killing – a stain on our nation

Another first for British justice, writes Peter Rhodes.

Honour killing – a stain on our nation

More gizmos – less memory

The big thing  in 2012 will be televisions, music systems and  other electronic gizmos which are operated by voice or hand signal, without the need for remote controls, writes Peter Rhodes.

More gizmos – less memory

Best of Peter Rhodes – December 23

The best of this week’s Peter Rhodes column from the Express & Star.

Best of Peter Rhodes – December 23

Great headline – but did it ever appear?

A reader, considering Britain’s “isolation” from the eurozone, says he’s reminded of the famous newspaper headline: “Fog in Channel – Continent Isolated,” writes Peter Rhodes.

Great headline – but did it ever appear?

That missing magical Christmas ingredient

If they could bottle the magic ingredient  of classic  Christmas TV shows, then we’d have a brilliant one every year, writes Peter Rhodes.

That missing magical Christmas ingredient

Dwarfs don’t have to come in sevens

Peter Rhodes writes:  The  doyen of this column-writing craft, Richard Littlejohn, laments the absence of genuine dwarfs at this year’s pantomime at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton with the headline:  “Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s on the dole we go.”

Dwarfs don’t have to come in sevens

Best of Peter Rhodes – December 16

The best of this week’s Peter Rhodes column from the Express & Star.

Best of Peter Rhodes – December 16

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