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Peter Rhodes

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

April 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience

Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience

April 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a loud gun, a baffling portal and the magical art of drama casting

Peter Rhodes on a loud gun, a baffling portal and the magical art of drama casting

April 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on old sky taxis, the future for London and three snags facing law-makers

Peter Rhodes on old sky taxis, the future for London and three snags facing law-makers

April 3, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ever-growing London, the mucky Thames and a timely warning from Boris

Peter Rhodes on ever-growing London, the mucky Thames and a timely warning from Boris

April 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days

Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days

April 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire

Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire

March 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on war in Ukraine, flying taxis and the perils (again) of social media

Peter Rhodes on war in Ukraine, flying taxis and the perils (again) of social media

March 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on working women, a mysterious pile-up and being upended by a Gladiator

Peter Rhodes on working women, a mysterious pile-up and being upended by a Gladiator

March 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fed-up royals, good news from the Appeal Court and an encounter with a mercenary

Peter Rhodes on fed-up royals, good news from the Appeal Court and an encounter with a mercenary

March 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Kate’s trolls, guns on the moon and the strangeness of our language

Peter Rhodes on Kate’s trolls, guns on the moon and the strangeness of our language

March 25, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Bafta stars, people smugglers and the long, long campaign to get pension justice

Peter Rhodes on Bafta stars, people smugglers and the long, long campaign to get pension justice

March 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on oratory, garages and things that get rigged in Russia

Peter Rhodes on oratory, garages and things that get rigged in Russia

March 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on axing finches, a bun controversy and the folly of cutting corners on defence

Peter Rhodes on axing finches, a bun controversy and the folly of cutting corners on defence

March 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a shameful law, a cluck of chickens and the green-bin bill

Peter Rhodes on a shameful law, a cluck of chickens and the green-bin bill

March 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bottom banks, WFH engineers and the end of the road for free banking

Peter Rhodes on bottom banks, WFH engineers and the end of the road for free banking

March 18, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on another flood, a gift for the taxman and how today's novelty becomes tomorrow's pest

Peter Rhodes on another flood, a gift for the taxman and how today's novelty becomes tomorrow's pest

March 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on preventable vandalism, luxury cars for Russia and our 'dysfunctional' Home Office

Peter Rhodes on preventable vandalism, luxury cars for Russia and our 'dysfunctional' Home Office

March 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on dodgy snaps, a big breakfast and do gentleman prefer blondes?

Peter Rhodes on dodgy snaps, a big breakfast and do gentleman prefer blondes?

March 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on royal titles, unkind satire and getting some good news from the NHS

Peter Rhodes on royal titles, unkind satire and getting some good news from the NHS

March 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on keeping the horse, limitless power and an encounter with two old men

Peter Rhodes on keeping the horse, limitless power and an encounter with two old men

March 11, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a Welsh turkey, a second Birmingham and discovering a much-loved old car

Peter Rhodes on a Welsh turkey, a second Birmingham and discovering a much-loved old car

March 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on painless dentistry, secret Budgets and 'salting the earth' in Westminster

Peter Rhodes on painless dentistry, secret Budgets and 'salting the earth' in Westminster

March 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fake Trump, stroppy vicars and the unforgettable smell of a classic car

Peter Rhodes on fake Trump, stroppy vicars and the unforgettable smell of a classic car

March 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on licences, mishearing things and a big secret that everyone knows

Peter Rhodes on licences, mishearing things and a big secret that everyone knows

March 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on obesity, aircraft carriers and a thoroughly satisfying screen villain

Peter Rhodes on obesity, aircraft carriers and a thoroughly satisfying screen villain

March 4, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on jackpots, generosity and generating images of unlikely people

Peter Rhodes on jackpots, generosity and generating images of unlikely people

March 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a crooked pub, a massive jackpot and finding homes for colonels and corporals

Peter Rhodes on a crooked pub, a massive jackpot and finding homes for colonels and corporals

February 29, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on expensive babies, inspirational Gladiators and a postcode lottery for speeding tickets

Peter Rhodes on expensive babies, inspirational Gladiators and a postcode lottery for speeding tickets

February 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on vanishing employees, memory bumps and the BBC's tale of two Tory MPs

Peter Rhodes on vanishing employees, memory bumps and the BBC's tale of two Tory MPs

February 27, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on trains, quangos and why the working-class have all the best holidays

Peter Rhodes on trains, quangos and why the working-class have all the best holidays

February 26, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on safe missiles, scary cattle grids and why you shouldn't call old people sweet

Peter Rhodes on safe missiles, scary cattle grids and why you shouldn't call old people sweet

February 23, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on banning hounds, avoiding funerals and how money opens doors into Britain

Peter Rhodes on banning hounds, avoiding funerals and how money opens doors into Britain

February 22, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on Russian lies, trigger warnings and how to fight exploitation – with unicorns

Peter Rhodes on Russian lies, trigger warnings and how to fight exploitation – with unicorns

February 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on slavery, mail trains and the seductive lure of life in the Lords

Peter Rhodes on slavery, mail trains and the seductive lure of life in the Lords

February 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on global warming, ocean cooling and being in the presence of greatness

Peter Rhodes on global warming, ocean cooling and being in the presence of greatness

February 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on wandering cats, taxes on vans and facing up to an 'explosion of hatred'

Peter Rhodes on wandering cats, taxes on vans and facing up to an 'explosion of hatred'

February 16, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on ructions in Rochdale, simple sums and how to lose an excavator

Peter Rhodes on ructions in Rochdale, simple sums and how to lose an excavator

February 15, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on fly tippers, a perfect politician and how The Hum is humming up North

Peter Rhodes on fly tippers, a perfect politician and how The Hum is humming up North

February 14, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on bullied vicars, a stalemate war and the decline and fall of nookie

Peter Rhodes on bullied vicars, a stalemate war and the decline and fall of nookie

February 13, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a matchstick tower, Putin's words and claims of racism in rural Britain

Peter Rhodes on a matchstick tower, Putin's words and claims of racism in rural Britain

February 12, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a cold heatwave, legal small print and putting your faith in complementary medicine

Peter Rhodes on a cold heatwave, legal small print and putting your faith in complementary medicine

February 9, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on crooked councils, the ultimate stealth tax and a nation riddled with cancer

Peter Rhodes on crooked councils, the ultimate stealth tax and a nation riddled with cancer

February 8, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on cameras in court, anti-semitism at the Beeb and a huge bill for smashing atoms

Peter Rhodes on cameras in court, anti-semitism at the Beeb and a huge bill for smashing atoms

February 7, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on a computer glitch, open-door migration and plans to protect our war memorials

Peter Rhodes on a computer glitch, open-door migration and plans to protect our war memorials

February 6, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on rugby, bribery and the scandal of Britain's huge national debt

Peter Rhodes on rugby, bribery and the scandal of Britain's huge national debt

February 5, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on executions, crossbows and how we envy our friends

Peter Rhodes on executions, crossbows and how we envy our friends

February 2, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on drones, blondes and a toolkit for our time

Peter Rhodes on drones, blondes and a toolkit for our time

February 1, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on balmy weather, fighting dementia with music and how history is written by the winners

Peter Rhodes on balmy weather, fighting dementia with music and how history is written by the winners

January 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on stealing limos, freezing assets and the lance-corporal who wants to be a panto villain

Peter Rhodes on stealing limos, freezing assets and the lance-corporal who wants to be a panto villain

January 30, 2024

Supporting image for story: Peter Rhodes on computers, confusion and how war-fever can spread like wildfire

Peter Rhodes on computers, confusion and how war-fever can spread like wildfire

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