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Peter Rhodes on 'safe' Ukraine, deadly Afghanistan and a sermon about fences

Defence Secretary John Healey says if there's a ceasefire in Ukraine, Britain is ready to put UK boots on the ground to help “secure the safe skies,...

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Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on 'safe' Ukraine, deadly Afghanistan and a sermon about fences

Defence Secretary John Healey says if there's a ceasefire in Ukraine, Britain is ready to put UK boots on the ground to help “secure the safe skies,...

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Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on slim jabs, energy and the future of our species

In the closing moments of Human (BBC), presenter Ella Al-Shamahi, having traced mankind's story for 300,000 years, looked to the future of Homo...

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Peter Rhodes on fishing, ageing and a recipe for confusion

Star columnist Peter Rhodes gives his opinions on a range of latest hot topics The great English philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described human...

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Peter Rhodes: 'My four decades writing for the Express & Star - the Bible of the Black Country'

Forty years ago, on Monday, August 19, 1985, I started writing for the Express & Star. Today, I am still writing for the Express & Star (and also the...

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Peter Rhodes: 'My four decades writing for the Express & Star - the Bible of the Black Country'

Forty years ago, on Monday, August 19, 1985, I started writing for the Express & Star. Today, I am still writing for the Express & Star (and also the...

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Peter Rhodes on Ukraine, scumbags and flashers

Solemn pledge: This column is a Beckham-free zone. Format for the Ukraine negotiations: “President Trump, please be seated here. President Putin,...

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Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on Ukraine, scumbags and flashers

Solemn pledge: This column is a Beckham-free zone. Format for the Ukraine negotiations: “President Trump, please be seated here. President Putin,...

16.08.2025 6

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Peter Rhodes on shops, scumbags and eye tests for ageing drivers

A shopkeeper in Wales puts up a sign referring to “scum bag” shoplifters and is asked by police to take it down to prevent causing offence. I...

15.08.2025 5

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on shops, scumbags and eye tests for ageing drivers

A shopkeeper in Wales puts up a sign referring to “scum bag” shoplifters and is asked by police to take it down to prevent causing offence. I...

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Peter Rhodes on rag-tops, allotment sales and a peace treaty far away

Few things in politics surprise me but Labour's green light for the sale of allotments for development is gobsmacking. Allotments are socialism...

14.08.2025 7

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on rag-tops, allotment sales and a peace treaty far away

Few things in politics surprise me but Labour's green light for the sale of allotments for development is gobsmacking. Allotments are socialism...

14.08.2025 5

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on lynxes, leverets and a culture of compensation

I find myself suddenly warming to Ed Miliband's net-zero nonsense, having studied a proposed compensation scheme for those hapless citizens who find...

13.08.2025 7

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on lynxes, leverets and a culture of compensation

I find myself suddenly warming to Ed Miliband's net-zero nonsense, having studied a proposed compensation scheme for those hapless citizens who find...

13.08.2025 6

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on Winston's wise words, a new sort of family and a sudden demand for accountants

New social groups of our time. In an unscripted moment Keir Starmer referred to how the cost of living affected “everyday families". As Rachel...

12.08.2025 2

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on Winston's wise words, a new sort of family and a sudden demand for accountants

New social groups of our time. In an unscripted moment Keir Starmer referred to how the cost of living affected “everyday families". As Rachel...

12.08.2025 2

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Peter Rhodes on a new tax, an old tat - and what's on the menu at the zoo?

Animal-quiz time. What equine project requires that an old nag “needs to have a horse passport and cannot have been treated for an illness within...

10.08.2025 3

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on a new tax, an old tat - and what's on the menu at the zoo?

Animal-quiz time. What equine project requires that an old nag “needs to have a horse passport and cannot have been treated for an illness within...

09.08.2025 9

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on storms, sporrans and the plain bad manners of phubbing

'Twas a hard decision but the right one to cancel the Edinburgh military tattoo on Monday, in the teeth of Storm Floris. High winds and kilts have...

08.08.2025 7

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on storms, sporrans and the plain bad manners of phubbing

'Twas a hard decision but the right one to cancel the Edinburgh military tattoo on Monday, in the teeth of Storm Floris. High winds and kilts have...

08.08.2025 6

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Peter Rhodes on e-translation, superstitions and whispers of cocaine at the Beeb

The decline of our once-great nation continues with news that more schoolchildren now study Physical Education as an exam subject than learn a foreign...

07.08.2025 9

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on e-translation, superstitions and whispers of cocaine at the Beeb

The decline of our once-great nation continues with news that more schoolchildren now study Physical Education as an exam subject than learn a foreign...

07.08.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on buying cars, hunting down dissent and Russians who threaten us with tsunamis

Aware of the towering importance of the car-finance ruling in the Supreme Court, I sat down to watch the entire judgment, delivered by Lord Reed. And...

06.08.2025 3

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Peter Rhodes on buying cars, hunting down dissent and Russians who threaten us with tsunamis

Aware of the towering importance of the car-finance ruling in the Supreme Court, I sat down to watch the entire judgment, delivered by Lord Reed. And...

06.08.2025 4

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Peter Rhodes on a trans dilemma, virtue-signalling over Palestine and what Gaza really needs - subtitles

Great dilemmas of our time. A rape survivors' refuge in Brighton has published its new admissions policy to comply with the latest legal opinions:...

05.08.2025 10

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on a trans dilemma, virtue-signalling over Palestine and what Gaza really needs - subtitles

Great dilemmas of our time. A rape survivors' refuge in Brighton has published its new admissions policy to comply with the latest legal opinions:...

05.08.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on U-turns, growing old and the case for Reverse Honours

At 56, and admittedly looking much younger, Mariah Carey tells Harper's Bazaar magazine that, for her, ageing does not happen because: “I don't know...

02.08.2025 7

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on U-turns, growing old and the case for Reverse Honours

At 56, and admittedly looking much younger, Mariah Carey tells Harper's Bazaar magazine that, for her, ageing does not happen because: “I don't know...

02.08.2025 7

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Peter Rhodes on Basel, satire and a TV shocker

So farewell, the satirist Tom Lehrer who has died at a ripe old 97. His acidic little ditties shocked and delighted us. One of my favourites was his...

01.08.2025 6

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Peter Rhodes on Basel, satire and a TV shocker

So farewell, the satirist Tom Lehrer who has died at a ripe old 97. His acidic little ditties shocked and delighted us. One of my favourites was his...

01.08.2025 7

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on dreams, migration and etiquette at the breakfast bar

There's a sparky little debate going on in social media about a long-standing holiday quandary. It is this: when you've helped yourself to breakfast...

31.07.2025 5

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on dreams, migration and etiquette at the breakfast bar

There's a sparky little debate going on in social media about a long-standing holiday quandary. It is this: when you've helped yourself to breakfast...

31.07.2025 6

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on Islam, culture shock and a warning about pee in the sea

When the Bayeux Tapestry is loaned to the British Museum next year, England's fabulous Sutton Hoo horde will be on loan to France. Some British...

30.07.2025 7

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on Islam, culture shock and a warning about pee in the sea

When the Bayeux Tapestry is loaned to the British Museum next year, England's fabulous Sutton Hoo horde will be on loan to France. Some British...

30.07.2025 7

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Peter Rhodes on the next government, smoky justice and a day out for Kate Bush fans

Let us start the week with a prediction. If Jeremy Corbyn leads a new left-wing party as promised, the next UK Government will be a coalition of...

29.07.2025 9

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on the next government, smoky justice and a day out for Kate Bush fans

Let us start the week with a prediction. If Jeremy Corbyn leads a new left-wing party as promised, the next UK Government will be a coalition of...

29.07.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on thunder, grandparents and bumping into that nice Mr Osbourne

Take a look around every street, mall and park as this school holiday enters its second week and ask yourself this: when the creators of the Welfare...

26.07.2025 6

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on thunder, grandparents and bumping into that nice Mr Osbourne

Take a look around every street, mall and park as this school holiday enters its second week and ask yourself this: when the creators of the Welfare...

26.07.2025 3

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Peter Rhodes on lightning, speeding and an unasked question at the BBC

I have experienced two close lightning strikes in the past few days, one so close that one could hear the air hiss and crackle before the flash. Funny...

25.07.2025 5

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on lightning, speeding and an unasked question at the BBC

I have experienced two close lightning strikes in the past few days, one so close that one could hear the air hiss and crackle before the flash. Funny...

25.07.2025 5

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Peter Rhodes on subtitles, the N-word and a new character in the White House

More innocent amusement, courtesy of television subtitles. Viewers following the Jeffrey Epstein affair must have been confused by the arrival of a...

24.07.2025 5

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on subtitles, the N-word and a new character in the White House

More innocent amusement, courtesy of television subtitles. Viewers following the Jeffrey Epstein affair must have been confused by the arrival of a...

24.07.2025 7

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Peter Rhodes on a royal birthday, religion in politics and how technology is replacing the Almighty

Ask your search engine: “What are the benefits of modern technology?” and you'll probably come across something like this artificial...

23.07.2025 7

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on a royal birthday, religion in politics and how technology is replacing the Almighty

Ask your search engine: “What are the benefits of modern technology?” and you'll probably come across something like this artificial...

23.07.2025 7

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Peter Rhodes on voting, harmony and how a smartphone saved a funeral

Forget all the meaningless blather about fairness and maturity. The Government's only reason for lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 is the hope...

22.07.2025 6

Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on voting, harmony and how a smartphone saved a funeral

Forget all the meaningless blather about fairness and maturity. The Government's only reason for lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 is the hope...

22.07.2025 6

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Peter Rhodes on vandalism, skulls and luring savers off cash Isas

Star columnist Peter Rhodes talks about a 'mornonic mission' to fell the Sycamore Gap tree and more Two men who carried out a “moronic mission” to...

20.07.2025 4

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Peter Rhodes on depressions, tinkering and improving the weather

If there is one thing politicians simply cannot resist, it is the compulsion to tinker, pointlessly sticking their noses into every aspect of our...

18.07.2025 3

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Peter Rhodes on droughts, water-saving and the endless screening of Flight 171

It seems every time TV news covers the Air India disaster, we are shown those shattering final few seconds as 260 souls vanish into a boiling...

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Peter Rhodes

Peter Rhodes on droughts, water-saving and the endless screening of Flight 171

It seems every time TV news covers the Air India disaster, we are shown those shattering final few seconds as 260 souls vanish into a boiling...

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Peter Rhodes on a new tax, an old tat - and what's on the menu at the zoo?

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Peter Rhodes on Islam, culture shock and a warning about pee in the sea

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Peter Rhodes on the next government, smoky justice and a day out for Kate Bush fans

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Peter Rhodes on the next government, smoky justice and a day out for Kate Bush fans

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Peter Rhodes on thunder, grandparents and bumping into that nice Mr Osbourne

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