HOLMSEY: Keeping up with the news
My holiday to America was over all too soon; just moments after departing Heathrow, I was back, to join the…
Read MoreMy holiday to America was over all too soon; just moments after departing Heathrow, I was back, to join the…
Read MoreDue to an unforeseen incident in aisle 11 of the Croydon Sainsbury’s, Mr H is still away. The good news…
Read More‘The David’, as he is known on some parts of his desk, is indulging in his love of extreme sports.…
Read MoreAll parents worry, but when Anthony Minghella won his Oscar for The English Patient, I told my kids that growing…
Read MoreIt’s pretty common in the funeral business to have a family name over the door, even if the original owners…
Read MoreWhatever happened to Kevin; why did they get rid of him? When I opened my first business account at the…
Read MoreWe’re all heading back to the 70s, says the Governor of the Bank of England, but don’t fret; it wasn’t…
Read MoreAs the horrific assault on Ukraine has been unfolding, I’ve been a bit distracted, not totally keeping up with the…
Read MoreI hate to be gloomy but, if you hadn’t already noticed, our economy is in serious trouble. Like all nations,…
Read MoreYears ago, I supplied funeral vehicles to TV production companies; it was interesting and paid well. One day, I took…
Read MoreOn the very day our Westminster politicians were being unusually statesmanlike, here, the council’s budget meeting descended into farce. Up…
Read MoreWe’ve all been driving around the Island for years knowing that, unless we did something really stupid, it’s highly unlikely…
Read MoreDespite my criminal past, three times in my life I have assisted police officers when the person they were arresting…
Read MoreI hope you enjoyed Richard Quigley’s efforts to entertain you in my absence. He’s good, but I’m back now, and…
Read MoreAs a child, Christmas was the highlight of my year. Frankly, for the other eleven months in our house, there…
Read MoreWhat’s the point of having a mind unless you can change it? Like many Islanders, I’ve voted Conservative; I was…
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