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Peter Rhodes

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

October 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on our huge Parliament, the return of the hum and the loss of a turbulent priest

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

October 19, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a dodgy dishwasher, £100 debit cards and a lesson from an MP's murder

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

October 18, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on lecturing the small people, saving the planet and finding a fortune in your kitchen cabinet

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

October 15, 2021

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

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

October 14, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on living with colour blindness – and not wanting to be cured

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

October 13, 2021

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

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

October 12, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on taking offence, celebrating niceness and spooks who burgle by night

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

October 11, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on electrical harmony, spreading Covid and how to dig out the bad apples in the police

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

October 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on rampant shortages, 60 years of the Eye and the real lesson of history

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

October 7, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on police photos, Covid statistics and a degree of suspicion about excuses

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

October 6, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a huge royal bill, undersea power and giving translators the credit they deserve

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

October 5, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on human rights, battered heirlooms and straight talking from Javid

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

October 4, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a fake crisis, street language and how the Army once trained thousands of truckers

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

September 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on submarines, slaughter and a sorry saga of six petrol crises

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

September 29, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on resilience, norovirus and painting the faces of criminals

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

September 24, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on subsidies, birthrates and changing faces in middle-age

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

September 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a beautiful view, a cancelled market and hifalutin' language in space

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

September 22, 2021

Supporting image for story: Rhodes on a doomed trike and a shortage of books

Rhodes on a doomed trike and a shortage of books

September 21, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on phone scams, unpredictable medicines and a celebration of the absurd

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

September 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on death rays, vaccinations and how to detect a Scouser

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

September 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a national gem, a motorway sit-down and discovering 'Bin Laden'

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

September 15, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a grisly voyage, gin across the universe and the best, and worst, of care homes

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

September 14, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Taliban rule, Greek dancing and the lamp made out of a glider

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

September 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on hunting the Mr Bigs, a curious museum and how losing a finger saved a life

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

September 10, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on budget angling, the joy of gin and the enduring appeal of a village show

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

September 9, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on jobs at the Palace, funding social care and insults in the post

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

September 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on flying bishops, dodgy dogs and the ghosts of moggies past

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

September 7, 2021

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

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

September 6, 2021

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

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

September 3, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on arrogant protesters, energy from wind and bizarre logic in Whitehall

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

September 2, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on slow tractors, talking to the Taliban and whatever happened to celebrating repentance?

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

September 1, 2021

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

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

August 31, 2021

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

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

August 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Green alliance, a rise in smoking and cars we just don't understand

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

August 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on white statues, pride police cars and the simplest rule of the pandemic

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

August 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the threat to HS2, a memorable date with a blonde and Drag Race breaks a glass ceiling

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

August 25, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on masks at the Proms, a classic book and something worse than the Taliban

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

August 24, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on “trigger warnings,” irony in the Channel and the mixed joys of being read aloud

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

August 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on defining sheds, saving sharks and Afghanistan's evil harvest of weapons

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

August 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Bob Dylan's legacy, a warning on guns and predicting the fall of Kabul

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

August 19, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Brexit, Afghanistan and a death to be envied

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

August 18, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the lure of Baptiste, the Afghan lifestyle and the scariest moment in grandparenting

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

August 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on giving up diesel, our declining sea power and the fall of Mr Cuomo

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

August 16, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on energy pumps, Cop26 and don't mention the curry

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

August 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on university debt, local headlines and a fallen minister

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

August 12, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bytes in your pipes, going Tonto and yet another hike in our insurance bills

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

August 11, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Boris's ratings, London's flood of beer and the pure evil of child-killing

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

August 10, 2021

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

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

August 9, 2021

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on infection at Wembley, MoT relief and which is better, Downton or Upstairs, Downstairs?

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

August 6, 2021

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

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

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