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Peter Rhodes on Scottish swearing, a nuclear warning and the case for gap-year squaddies

One of Putin's favourite TV propagandists, Vladimir Solovyov, has warned of nuclear war with Britain and is advising our Celtic neighbours to jump...

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Peter Rhodes on Scottish swearing, a nuclear warning and the case for gap-year squaddies

One of Putin's favourite TV propagandists, Vladimir Solovyov, has warned of nuclear war with Britain and is advising our Celtic neighbours to jump...

yesterday 8

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Peter Rhodes on procreation, multiplication and the war that no-one expects

According to a weekend report on the Great British fertility crisis, the main reasons for couples not having kids include money worries and “not...

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Peter Rhodes on procreation, multiplication and the war that no-one expects

According to a weekend report on the Great British fertility crisis, the main reasons for couples not having kids include money worries and “not...

previous day 10

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Peter Rhodes on Gettysburg, the Troubles and the un-arrestable Mr Putin

In the Gettysburg Address of 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed “government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Today, the veteran...

thursday 6

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Peter Rhodes on a scramble for bulbs, a new phone pole and the dangers of playing the Nazi card

Star columnist Peter Rhodes discusses the hottest topics from garden bulbs to Hitler's diet Hitler was a vegetarian. Therefore, vegetarians are Nazis....

04.06.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on new reservoirs, billions of shells and preparing for the battle of the nerds

The renewal notice has just arrived for our roadside-recovery policy. It includes £63 “administration fee". If you have any similar examples of...

03.06.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on the benefits enigma, the horror of caves - and why didn't Gran keep a diary?

Terms for our time: Americans who flee their country because they cannot abide the rule of Trump are being called Donald Duckers. That benefits enigma...

31.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on dodgy fees, wise words from Mr President and a new house for every farm

Checking through our final invoice for this year's holiday booking, I see there is an item: “Booking fee, £25.” So after we've paid the ruinous...

31.05.2025 6

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Peter Rhodes on the benefits enigma, the horror of caves - and why didn't Gran keep a diary?

Terms for our time: Americans who flee their country because they cannot abide the rule of Trump are being called Donald Duckers. That benefits enigma...

30.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on peckish predators, powering AI and the 'terrible' prospect of Clarkson in Downing Street

Words to heed: “I'd be a terrible leader,” says Jeremy Clarkson, reacting to the suggestion that if he stood for Parliament, Britain might have a...

29.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes: How Donald Trump’s deals measure up to previous US presidents - and is the EU flag just a pretty design

Donald Trump’s trade deals are in stark contrast to the the stance taken by World War I US President Woodrow Wilson - columnist Peter Rhodes...

29.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on peckish predators, powering AI and the 'terrible' prospect of Clarkson in Downing Street

Words to heed: “I'd be a terrible leader,” says Jeremy Clarkson, reacting to the suggestion that if he stood for Parliament, Britain might have a...

29.05.2025 7

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'A problem with EU money is how it can vanish with no visible effect' - Peter Rhodes on decisions, munitions and the power of flags

Great excitement at Chateau Rhodes where the Openreach team are due today to install our super new full-fibre connection. Incidentally, if this column...

27.05.2025 10

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'A problem with EU money is how it can vanish with no visible effect' - Peter Rhodes on decisions, munitions and the power of flags

Great excitement at Chateau Rhodes where the Openreach team are due today to install our super new full-fibre connection. Incidentally, if this column...

27.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on Donald's warning, Lineker's leap and an unpopular flag

So let us get this right. Donald Trump is so distressed by the grisly toll of 5,000 deaths per day in the Ukraine war that, if the latest proposed...

24.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on Donald's warning, Lineker's leap and an unpopular flag

So let us get this right. Donald Trump is so distressed by the grisly toll of 5,000 deaths per day in the Ukraine war that, if the latest proposed...

24.05.2025 3

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Peter Rhodes on youth mobility, an epidemic of sadness and the demise of an old punctuation mark

According to a survey (however would we manage without those four words?), the semicolon is dying out. Nearly 70 per cent of British students “never...

23.05.2025 4

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Peter Rhodes on youth mobility, an epidemic of sadness and the demise of an old punctuation mark

According to a survey (however would we manage without those four words?), the semicolon is dying out. Nearly 70 per cent of British students “never...

23.05.2025 4

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Peter Rhodes on potholes, prisoners and promises of a new Home Guard

Small world. Last week I suggested Whitehall should create the Department for Public Gullibility for announcing bonkers, pie-in-the-sky plans. Watch...

22.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on potholes, prisoners and promises of a new Home Guard

Small world. Last week I suggested Whitehall should create the Department for Public Gullibility for announcing bonkers, pie-in-the-sky plans. Watch...

22.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on big debts, small cars and a tiny casualty of the drought

It's not all fun in the sunshine, especially if you're only five inches long and wearing a thick fur coat. We spent a couple of hours trying to save a...

21.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on big debts, small cars and a tiny casualty of the drought

It's not all fun in the sunshine, especially if you're only five inches long and wearing a thick fur coat. We spent a couple of hours trying to save a...

21.05.2025 2

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Peter Rhodes on work, more work and lots more verification at the BBC

Figures to ponder. Number of full-time Government staff currently working in Whitehall: 95,000. Target number after latest staff reductions announced...

20.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on work, more work and lots more verification at the BBC

Figures to ponder. Number of full-time Government staff currently working in Whitehall: 95,000. Target number after latest staff reductions announced...

20.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on the wrong town, a thunderous debut and politicians speaking the unspeakable

Oops. In Tuesday's column I described a 2003 canal trip to Hednesford. As some readers have pointed out, there is no canal at Hednesford. Apologies...

17.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on the wrong town, a thunderous debut and politicians speaking the unspeakable

Oops. In Tuesday's column I described a 2003 canal trip to Hednesford. As some readers have pointed out, there is no canal at Hednesford. Apologies...

17.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on SAS shame, a parcel from BT and yet another outing for the thought police

Never meet your heroes. Until this week most of us viewed the SAS as defenders of our nation, taking out the bad guys where wars have no rules. Now,...

16.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on SAS shame, a parcel from BT and yet another outing for the thought police

Never meet your heroes. Until this week most of us viewed the SAS as defenders of our nation, taking out the bad guys where wars have no rules. Now,...

16.05.2025 6

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Peter Rhodes on street parties, house-sale jargon and who really won the war?

Trump claims the United States won the Second World War. Putin claims the Soviet Union won it. So what did Britain do? Watch more of our videos on...

15.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on street parties, house-sale jargon and who really won the war?

Trump claims the United States won the Second World War. Putin claims the Soviet Union won it. So what did Britain do? Watch more of our videos on...

15.05.2025 2

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Peter Rhodes on canal tales, flattering the Brits and a soft spot for a little town

Owing to what we used to call the magic of the microchip, some versions of this column a few days ago omitted the name of the Staffordshire town whose...

14.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on canal tales, flattering the Brits and a soft spot for a little town

Owing to what we used to call the magic of the microchip, some versions of this column a few days ago omitted the name of the Staffordshire town whose...

14.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on simple English, a bogus performer and the inspiration for David Attenborough

Star columnist gives his latest views on the hot topics Our changing language. The simplification of English rolls on. The last time I dealt with a...

13.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on pronouns, power bills and the stunning success of Barry from Brum

That great national treasure Timothy Spall earned his place in history this week, reading Winston Churchill's 1945 “This is your victory” speech...

10.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on pronouns, power bills and the stunning success of Barry from Brum

That great national treasure Timothy Spall earned his place in history this week, reading Winston Churchill's 1945 “This is your victory” speech...

10.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on public transport, deadly rockets and something nasty in a take-away

Determined to increase Labour's popularity after the local elections, Keir Starmer is reportedly getting a grip on visa-overstaying. Which is fine -...

09.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on public transport, deadly rockets and something nasty in a take-away

Determined to increase Labour's popularity after the local elections, Keir Starmer is reportedly getting a grip on visa-overstaying. Which is fine -...

09.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on edible animals, greedy hackers and why the war didn't end on VE Day

Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, arguably the most significant date in the 20th century, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. But...

08.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on edible animals, greedy hackers and why the war didn't end on VE Day

Tomorrow is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, arguably the most significant date in the 20th century, when Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies. But...

08.05.2025 6

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Peter Rhodes on recorders, WFH and the seriously unsmashed boat gangs

Star columist Peter Rhodes gives his views on working from home, unsmashed boat gangs and more We once lived next to a family whose little girl played...

07.05.2025 10

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Peter Rhodes on the Bard's shocker, the food-pouch scandal and a lesson in advertising

Future-guessing. April 2025: Trump buys Ukrainian mineral rights from Kyiv. May 2025: Trump sells Ukrainian mineral rights to Moscow. Watch more of...

06.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on the Bard's shocker, the food-pouch scandal and a lesson in advertising

Future-guessing. April 2025: Trump buys Ukrainian mineral rights from Kyiv. May 2025: Trump sells Ukrainian mineral rights to Moscow. Watch more of...

06.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on apologies, imperial guilt and a lesson in rounding-up penguins

This was the week when Kneecap had its Winnie Mandela moment. Kneecap, charmingly named after the IRA's preferred method of torture and maiming (a...

03.05.2025 7

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Peter Rhodes on apologies, imperial guilt and a lesson in rounding-up penguins

This was the week when Kneecap had its Winnie Mandela moment. Kneecap, charmingly named after the IRA's preferred method of torture and maiming (a...

03.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on crossbows, Fahrenheit and how Russia could snare British soldiers

This is the season when the British weather does something quite unique. It flips from Celsius to Fahrenheit. One day, according to the headlines,...

02.05.2025 8

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Peter Rhodes on crossbows, Fahrenheit and how Russia could snare British soldiers

This is the season when the British weather does something quite unique. It flips from Celsius to Fahrenheit. One day, according to the headlines,...

02.05.2025 9

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Peter Rhodes on blocking roads, trusting the Government and some great news for property landlords

It was typical of that most irritating pressure group Just Stop Oil that they announced they were giving up blocking roads by holding one last...

01.05.2025 4

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Peter Rhodes on blocking roads, trusting the Government and some great news for property landlords

It was typical of that most irritating pressure group Just Stop Oil that they announced they were giving up blocking roads by holding one last...

01.05.2025 2

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Peter Rhodes on biscuits, headlines and two brilliant interviews from Ukraine

Star columnist Peter Rhodes gives his latest views on the issues that matter In newspaper folklore, the ultimate attention-grabbing headline is, of...

30.04.2025 5

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