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Peter Rhodes

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

March 18, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a tiny boat, a massive bomber and how quickly cafe society turns to ashes

Peter Rhodes on a tiny boat, a massive bomber and how quickly cafe society turns to ashes

March 17, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on diplomacy, secrecy and the long, long saga of Putin's alleged ill-health

Peter Rhodes on diplomacy, secrecy and the long, long saga of Putin's alleged ill-health

March 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on sieges, refugees and chilling echoes of 'the war to end wars'

Peter Rhodes on sieges, refugees and chilling echoes of 'the war to end wars'

March 15, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on losing landlines, avoiding sport and keeping focused on Ukraine

Peter Rhodes on losing landlines, avoiding sport and keeping focused on Ukraine

March 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Shackleton's ship, limited unlimitedness and phoning the truth into Putin's Russia

Peter Rhodes on Shackleton's ship, limited unlimitedness and phoning the truth into Putin's Russia

March 11, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on religion in war, Britain's inglorious response and catchphrases of conflict

Rhodes on religion in war, Britain's inglorious response and catchphrases of conflict

March 10, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on pidgin news, finger-wagging from France and why Ukrainian refugees should stay as long as they wish

Rhodes on pidgin news, finger-wagging from France and why Ukrainian refugees should stay as long as they wish

March 9, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on chips, stamps and the unforeseeable future

Peter Rhodes on chips, stamps and the unforeseeable future

March 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on Putin's revenge, bribery on the net and people who are 'sick and tired' of masks

Rhodes on Putin's revenge, bribery on the net and people who are 'sick and tired' of masks

March 7, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on old chestnuts, fearless navvies and why carrots are sometimes better than sticks

Rhodes on old chestnuts, fearless navvies and why carrots are sometimes better than sticks

March 4, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on the end of a great drama, a room with no view and the peril of travelling in columns

Rhodes on the end of a great drama, a room with no view and the peril of travelling in columns

March 3, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on gagging orders, windy forecasts and how an army of mothers could rattle Putin

Rhodes on gagging orders, windy forecasts and how an army of mothers could rattle Putin

March 2, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on our hot ancestral home, Nostradamus's prediction on war and the hard history of Ukraine's warriors

Rhodes on our hot ancestral home, Nostradamus's prediction on war and the hard history of Ukraine's warriors

March 1, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on blocked drains, chemical warfare and rethinking Ironbridge's place in history

Rhodes on blocked drains, chemical warfare and rethinking Ironbridge's place in history

February 28, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Ukraine's agony, the West's softening and time to put wokeness on the back burner

Peter Rhodes on Ukraine's agony, the West's softening and time to put wokeness on the back burner

February 25, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on cyber war, sneaky war and propaganda in the 21st century

Peter Rhodes on cyber war, sneaky war and propaganda in the 21st century

February 24, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a shortage of babies, an Olympian bill and a line that Shakespeare never wrote

Peter Rhodes on a shortage of babies, an Olympian bill and a line that Shakespeare never wrote

February 23, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a brilliant writer, a great day for wind turbines and why we need something scarier than red warnings

Peter Rhodes on a brilliant writer, a great day for wind turbines and why we need something scarier than red warnings

February 22, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bile in politics, false-flag warfare and Putin's place in history

Peter Rhodes on bile in politics, false-flag warfare and Putin's place in history

February 21, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a prince's pledge, a model's baby and the plot to sink both Boris and Brexit

Peter Rhodes on a prince's pledge, a model's baby and the plot to sink both Boris and Brexit

February 18, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on sudden wars, vested politicians and a curious translation in Friends

Rhodes on sudden wars, vested politicians and a curious translation in Friends

February 17, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on a monarch's name, the scalping of Boris and how to settle an island dispute

Rhodes on a monarch's name, the scalping of Boris and how to settle an island dispute

February 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on CBeebies, a US rival and going to war by inches

Rhodes on CBeebies, a US rival and going to war by inches

February 15, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on naming pubs, living with travellers and coats that cause obstructions

Rhodes on naming pubs, living with travellers and coats that cause obstructions

February 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a nuclear promise, Chinese instructions and the joy of justice by questionnaire

Peter Rhodes on a nuclear promise, Chinese instructions and the joy of justice by questionnaire

February 11, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on sexism in Shakespeare, more baby talk and where should the buck stop now?

Peter Rhodes on sexism in Shakespeare, more baby talk and where should the buck stop now?

February 10, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on Keir's beer, Boris's bubbly and the lure of sun-drenched Sicily

Rhodes on Keir's beer, Boris's bubbly and the lure of sun-drenched Sicily

February 9, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on signing T&Cs, the exodus from Number Ten and an unforgettable moment in broadcasting

Rhodes on signing T&Cs, the exodus from Number Ten and an unforgettable moment in broadcasting

February 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on paranoia, another police probe and a lack of democracy in Downing Street

Rhodes on paranoia, another police probe and a lack of democracy in Downing Street

February 7, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on two irritating letters, a masterclass in swearing and counting the days to war

Peter Rhodes on two irritating letters, a masterclass in swearing and counting the days to war

February 4, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on drugs in Parliament, bad news for home buyers and crisps with added bumf

Rhodes on drugs in Parliament, bad news for home buyers and crisps with added bumf

February 3, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on recreating mammoths, avoiding the C-word and the passing of some much-loved expressions

Rhodes on recreating mammoths, avoiding the C-word and the passing of some much-loved expressions

February 2, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on a dry month, a surprise price rise and a tribute to the wartime generation

Rhodes on a dry month, a surprise price rise and a tribute to the wartime generation

February 1, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a blond buffoon, fake respect for a duke and why cops looked the other way

Peter Rhodes on a blond buffoon, fake respect for a duke and why cops looked the other way

January 31, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on calming music, controlling cyclists and why the Clangers can relax

Rhodes on calming music, controlling cyclists and why the Clangers can relax

January 28, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on releasing prisoners, awaiting blitzkrieg and getting your expiry date

Peter Rhodes on releasing prisoners, awaiting blitzkrieg and getting your expiry date

January 27, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on funding the Beeb, finding new magistrates and finishing off a doomed character

Rhodes on funding the Beeb, finding new magistrates and finishing off a doomed character

Supporting image for story: Anne Frank's best friend recalls final chats together at Nazi concentration camp

Anne Frank's best friend recalls final chats together at Nazi concentration camp

January 26, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on a title for Camilla, electric car risks and saving lives with pasties

Rhodes on a title for Camilla, electric car risks and saving lives with pasties

January 25, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a special honey, an unspoiled coral reef and an inspired job description

Peter Rhodes on a special honey, an unspoiled coral reef and an inspired job description

January 24, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the connection between a bogus 'Red Indian,' a crusade to save the forests and the life passion of David Attenborough

Peter Rhodes on the connection between a bogus 'Red Indian,' a crusade to save the forests and the life passion of David Attenborough

January 21, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on scary rhymes, wooden rifles and the inevitable tragedy facing Insulate Britain

Peter Rhodes on scary rhymes, wooden rifles and the inevitable tragedy facing Insulate Britain

January 20, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on keeping warm, forgetting films and why Radio 3 is like Stonehenge

Rhodes on keeping warm, forgetting films and why Radio 3 is like Stonehenge

January 19, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on the National Anthem, Mr Gervais's latest comedy and the most dangerous encounter for a monarchy

Rhodes on the National Anthem, Mr Gervais's latest comedy and the most dangerous encounter for a monarchy

January 18, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on Keir's beer, dodgy headlines and what to do with the Beeb's embarrassing statues

Rhodes on Keir's beer, dodgy headlines and what to do with the Beeb's embarrassing statues

January 17, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on getting the guilty, missing in action and the side-effects of transplanting a pig's heart

Rhodes on getting the guilty, missing in action and the side-effects of transplanting a pig's heart

January 13, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on rattling sabres, finding fossils and the irresistible march of the rudest word

Rhodes on rattling sabres, finding fossils and the irresistible march of the rudest word

January 7, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on a new look at the British Empire, the Falklands War and chatty jurors

Rhodes on a new look at the British Empire, the Falklands War and chatty jurors

January 6, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on sweaters, strange rituals and warnings of war on the anniversary of the Capitol riot

Rhodes on sweaters, strange rituals and warnings of war on the anniversary of the Capitol riot

January 4, 2022

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on delayed honours, a fine politician and a misprint that won't go away

Peter Rhodes on delayed honours, a fine politician and a misprint that won't go away

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