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Peter Rhodes on lifeboats, bullies and the best place to buy a house

Nationwide Building Society reported this week that house buyers are paying up to £43,000 extra in order to have a home close to a railway station....

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Peter Rhodes on cuckoo clocks, a vision of peace and ridding English schools of French

“Let's be more like Switzerland!” exclaimed one excited activist at the Lib-Dem conference this week. I had a momentary mental flash of the stunt-...

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Peter Rhodes on being unflappable, a seaside cartoon and the importance of correct engraving

One of the front runners for the new job of UK ambassador to the US is described as “unflappable.” Interesting word. Why, we might ask, is he not...

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Peter Rhodes on books, taxes and the small print of a £150 billion offer

How new words are born. A Daily Telegraph reader suggests the 2012-coined word “omnishambles” to describe government chaos ought to be replaced by...

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Mark Andrews: When the police hand 'get out of jail free' cards to the thieves

Mark Andrews takes a wry look at the week's news Ever wondered if the person sitting next to you on the bus, train or tram is up to no good?...

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Peter Rhodes on lifeboats, bullies and the best place to buy a house

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on cuckoo clocks, a vision of peace and ridding English schools of French

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on being unflappable, a seaside cartoon and the importance of correct engraving

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on books, taxes and the small print of a £150 billion offer

Peter Rhodes

Mark Andrews: When the police hand 'get out of jail free' cards to the thieves

Mark Andrews