Peter Rhodes on the friendship of Quakers, the joy of Car Share and a poor-taste party

I LOVED this week's unscripted edition of Car Share (BBC1). I take a wee bit of pride in being one of the first hacks to recognise the brilliance of Peter Kay's creation. Car Share launched in April 2015 and this column instantly hailed it as "clever, lovely, life-affirming stuff." It's just two people sharing a car. As so often in comedy, the simplest ideas are the best.

THE blog version of this column sometimes reminds me of another TV gem, Early Doors. A loyal bunch of customers hang around waiting for the pub (blog) to open. Then they all rush inside and complain about what a crap pub (blog) it is.

DOES she have no brains, no compassion or is she simply badly advised? Adele's choice of a Titanic-themed party for her 30th birthday, with guests dancing in life jackets, was beyond understanding. If any of those guests die by drowning, heaven forbid, in their final moments they will certainly remember that party.

I HAVE occasionally suggested that , as the Left and Right of politics get ever more rabid and unelectable, we may live to see a Labour-Conservative coalition government. In an interview, the former Labour MP Glenda Jackson asks: "What party is Jeremy (Corbyn) leading? It's not a party I know." She reckons neither of the two main parties could win an election and "we're on course for some sort of combined government." Watch this space.

THE Quakers seem to be moving away from God. According to research, 14 per cent of them are atheists while 43 per cent are "unable to profess a belief in God." There is talk of dropping mention of God from the guidance notes for Quaker meetings. By coincidence, a new report by the BJGP Open suggests that family doctors, as we used to call them, are being used as "new clergy" by people who are not ill but want something to "give meaning and purpose to life." And there's the snag. The moment you start looking for meaning and purpose, or any sense of created order or fairness in life, you are heading for deep disappointment. Better by far to share a room with a few kindly Quakers. You may not discover some Great Eternal Plan but in my experience they are excellent listeners and make a good pot of tea.

I AM on holiday for the next week, sailing and camping in Scotland and blissfully out of touch from civilisation. I would appreciate it if readers could hold the emails for a week. Especially you members of the three-a-day brigade.

AND for the reader in Shropshire who diligently counts my annual holidays for tell-tale signs of affluence and idleness, this will be the second holiday. Total so far: 10 days.