QUIGGERS: Threatening to de-register nurses is bullying on a national scale.
Press ReleaseDH is doing so well on his cookery course that he’s moved on to Biscoff cheesecake. The office hasn’t been…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Government gets its sums wrong
Mr Holmes is away on a souffle-fluffing course, he’s determined to stop his eggy treat collapsing on removal from the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Another pointless project
Last week our hard-pressed council triumphantly announced that just over £2 million has been awarded by the government, to be…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Which politician has a vision for the future?
What feels like the longest election campaign in history seems to be under way, but I want to know which…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Looking for a loo!
Just two years after I saw Wet Leg at Strings in Newport, I caught them again last week, headlining at…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Parenting is hard work!
The love of my life, my enchanting soon-to-be two years old granddaughter, came to stay last weekend. Unlike all the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Do as we say – not as we do!
“Fortune favours the brave,” they say. I certainly used to be impulsive and made instinctive decisions. Impetuous behaviour can be…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: On the road to Damascus?
In the ’70s and ’80s, Feargal Sharkey was the lead singer of The Undertones before launching a solo career. These…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: If a job’s worth doing…
If a job’s worth doing… My late father-in-law, Peter, was the kind of man who put his car away in…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Is the NHS really the envy of the world?
There’s nowhere on the Island nicer than Yarmouth, Freshwater and Totland, but if you live in the east Wight, I…
Read MoreQuiggers: A question of tax
DH has taken a few days off to experiment with expanding foam and to rest, having correctly filled in his…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Everything’s gone to the dogs…
Psychiatrists insist that an excessive intake of food or drink is simply a substitute for happiness. Since I make it…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Let’s (not) keep in touch…
We all talk less frequently nowadays; WhatsApp text and messenger have become the communication tools of choice. They’re far less…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Why do we need extra maths?
Mr Holmes is away at the annual Balancing Unusual Items conference; last year he was highly commended for hanging a…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: We need change – not election slogans
Everyone else seems to think New Year is the perfect time for change, but personally, I dislike January 1 almost…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Islanders know what’s right and wrong.
The people of Brighstone, Calbourne and Shalfleet have spoken and it’s official, the Conservatives are on the ropes. When the…
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