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Peter Rhodes

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

May 4, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on cavalier behaviour, idiots unmasked - and when did this pandemic really start?

Peter Rhodes on cavalier behaviour, idiots unmasked - and when did this pandemic really start?

May 1, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on “small bubbles” bursting, a pointless comparison and getting the NHS we need

Peter Rhodes on “small bubbles” bursting, a pointless comparison and getting the NHS we need

April 30, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on problem gambling, the last taboo and why everyone's talking about Tettenhall

Peter Rhodes on problem gambling, the last taboo and why everyone's talking about Tettenhall

April 29, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on deserted hospitals, the two-metre rule and the many meanings of a Latin phrase

Peter Rhodes on deserted hospitals, the two-metre rule and the many meanings of a Latin phrase

April 28, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the EastEnders saga, a remedy for Trump and how an earlier pandemic vanished

Peter Rhodes on the EastEnders saga, a remedy for Trump and how an earlier pandemic vanished

April 27, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on predicting a pandemic, watching a demolition and the stories behind the headlines

Peter Rhodes on predicting a pandemic, watching a demolition and the stories behind the headlines

April 24, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on angling after a pandemic, misleading TV reports and why are their flames higher than ours?

Peter Rhodes on angling after a pandemic, misleading TV reports and why are their flames higher than ours?

April 23, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on close-quarter clapping, preparing for another disaster and looking good in a surgical mask

Peter Rhodes on close-quarter clapping, preparing for another disaster and looking good in a surgical mask

April 22, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a new tsar, smelling a rat and the case for promoting Captain Tom

Peter Rhodes on a new tsar, smelling a rat and the case for promoting Captain Tom

April 21, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a celebrity infection, the future for theatre and something wizard from Oz

Peter Rhodes on a celebrity infection, the future for theatre and something wizard from Oz

April 20, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the tumbling of a wall, the dangers of religion and meeting a literary giant

Peter Rhodes on the tumbling of a wall, the dangers of religion and meeting a literary giant

April 17, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the revenge of the millennials, a cure for fly-tipping and the benefits of counting to ten

Peter Rhodes on the revenge of the millennials, a cure for fly-tipping and the benefits of counting to ten

April 16, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on crowded housing, wacky virus theories and reasons to be hopeful

Peter Rhodes on crowded housing, wacky virus theories and reasons to be hopeful

April 15, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on “fighting” illness, silly escapism and a great year for blossom

Peter Rhodes on “fighting” illness, silly escapism and a great year for blossom

April 14, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Starmer's unknowns, traditional weather and a time of reckoning for our universities

Peter Rhodes on Starmer's unknowns, traditional weather and a time of reckoning for our universities

April 13, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on how life goes on, saving petrol and the steepest street in the world

Peter Rhodes on how life goes on, saving petrol and the steepest street in the world

April 10, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on huffle-puffers, thoughtless students and a definition of coping

Peter Rhodes on huffle-puffers, thoughtless students and a definition of coping

April 9, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Belgravia's missing character, a blow for XR and the challenge of tracing contacts

Peter Rhodes on Belgravia's missing character, a blow for XR and the challenge of tracing contacts

April 8, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on crystal balls, religious mania and why plenty of old folk make a country better

Peter Rhodes on crystal balls, religious mania and why plenty of old folk make a country better

April 7, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a national treasure, a nice turn of phrase and the case for a bigger Army

Peter Rhodes on a national treasure, a nice turn of phrase and the case for a bigger Army

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a national treasure, a nice turn of phrase and the case for a bigger Army

Peter Rhodes on a national treasure, a nice turn of phrase and the case for a bigger Army

April 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on lockdown literature, the optimistic Victorians and how to bore a virus to death

Peter Rhodes on lockdown literature, the optimistic Victorians and how to bore a virus to death

April 3, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on counting bugs, in-your-face cops and an epitaph for garden centres

Peter Rhodes on counting bugs, in-your-face cops and an epitaph for garden centres

April 2, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on cut-price funerals, death by paywall and the most serious allegations of all

Peter Rhodes on cut-price funerals, death by paywall and the most serious allegations of all

April 1, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on puzzling signs, staying alive and the privilege of meeting the very old

Peter Rhodes on puzzling signs, staying alive and the privilege of meeting the very old

March 31, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a shortage of modesty, filling the hours and Royals heading for Tinseltown

Peter Rhodes on a shortage of modesty, filling the hours and Royals heading for Tinseltown

March 30, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on pandemic chores, the search for resilience and the perils of photographing a lock-in

Peter Rhodes on pandemic chores, the search for resilience and the perils of photographing a lock-in

March 27, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on pausing a railway, dodging DIY and what “lots of grandparents” want

Peter Rhodes on pausing a railway, dodging DIY and what “lots of grandparents” want

March 26, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on changing times, changing priorities and time to change the rules on online gambling

Peter Rhodes on changing times, changing priorities and time to change the rules on online gambling

March 25, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on lessons from history, a Christmas baby boom and how two plus two can equal 100

Peter Rhodes on lessons from history, a Christmas baby boom and how two plus two can equal 100

March 24, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the real Blitz spirit, getting harangued by a reader and is it ever right to laugh at a pandemic?

Peter Rhodes on the real Blitz spirit, getting harangued by a reader and is it ever right to laugh at a pandemic?

March 23, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the axing of Eurovision, changes at Question Time and how Gordon Brown almost told a joke

Peter Rhodes on the axing of Eurovision, changes at Question Time and how Gordon Brown almost told a joke

March 20, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ageless comedy, free pornography and Brits behaving badly

Peter Rhodes on ageless comedy, free pornography and Brits behaving badly

March 19, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on reporting a crisis, stockpiling cliches and how oldies may slip under the wire

Peter Rhodes on reporting a crisis, stockpiling cliches and how oldies may slip under the wire

March 18, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the head-down generation, the NHS under stress and The People's Pestilence

Peter Rhodes on the head-down generation, the NHS under stress and The People's Pestilence

March 17, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on stockpiling baked beans, the dangers of cycling and the lure of a foaming pint

Peter Rhodes on stockpiling baked beans, the dangers of cycling and the lure of a foaming pint

March 16, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on wacky races, sex after 60 and why are the ruling classes so fearless?

Peter Rhodes on wacky races, sex after 60 and why are the ruling classes so fearless?

March 13, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on more odd English, the rise of white eggs and yet another attack on free speech

Peter Rhodes on more odd English, the rise of white eggs and yet another attack on free speech

March 12, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a viral scam, an incendiary pig and how the media are always looking the wrong way

Peter Rhodes on a viral scam, an incendiary pig and how the media are always looking the wrong way

March 11, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on unreal TV, viral profiteering and Australia going to war over loo rolls

Peter Rhodes on unreal TV, viral profiteering and Australia going to war over loo rolls

March 9, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on odd language, California at risk and virus-free ways of saying hello

Peter Rhodes on odd language, California at risk and virus-free ways of saying hello

March 6, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on panic-buying, gender-changing and the not-so-noble side of the Home Front

Peter Rhodes on panic-buying, gender-changing and the not-so-noble side of the Home Front

March 3, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on blocked ears, posh pronunciation and putting a price on a unique gold ring

Peter Rhodes on blocked ears, posh pronunciation and putting a price on a unique gold ring

March 2, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a marine miracle, a rejected runway and the arrival of a baby boy

Peter Rhodes on a marine miracle, a rejected runway and the arrival of a baby boy

February 28, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on potholes, politicians and that old Shrewsbury puzzle

Peter Rhodes on potholes, politicians and that old Shrewsbury puzzle

February 27, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on forgetting faces, stealing electricity and how coughs, sneezes and dogs spread diseases

Peter Rhodes on forgetting faces, stealing electricity and how coughs, sneezes and dogs spread diseases

February 26, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on the decline of coal, the NHS at work and a peek inside a beating heart

Peter Rhodes on the decline of coal, the NHS at work and a peek inside a beating heart

February 25, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a tingling sensation, a French charmer and a new book on the Midlands' forgotten prison camps

Peter Rhodes on a tingling sensation, a French charmer and a new book on the Midlands' forgotten prison camps

February 24, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on satanic mills, putting Brits back to work and do boys or girls run in families?

Peter Rhodes on satanic mills, putting Brits back to work and do boys or girls run in families?

February 21, 2020

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a superforecaster, a body blow for the cruise industry and the rise of the thought-police

Peter Rhodes on a superforecaster, a body blow for the cruise industry and the rise of the thought-police

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