HOLMSEY: A manufactured bruhaha
IW Observer.co.ukOn the very day our Westminster politicians were being unusually statesmanlike, here, the council’s budget meeting descended into farce. Up…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Alternatives to road police!
We’ve all been driving around the Island for years knowing that, unless we did something really stupid, it’s highly unlikely…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Confessions of a master criminal
Despite my criminal past, three times in my life I have assisted police officers when the person they were arresting…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Life’s petty irritations…
I hope you enjoyed Richard Quigley’s efforts to entertain you in my absence. He’s good, but I’m back now, and…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Food fighters!
Isle of Wight ObserverAs a child, Christmas was the highlight of my year. Frankly, for the other eleven months in our house, there…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Politicians with questions to answer
What’s the point of having a mind unless you can change it? Like many Islanders, I’ve voted Conservative; I was…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Where’s our Good Life gone?
When will it end? This damn virus is the bad news that just keeps on giving and, frankly, we’re all…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The GP crisis needs sorting!
We think of Ken Clarke as Maggie’s best Chancellor but, whilst Minister of Health, he was usually at war with…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: It’s time to dance and sing again
It’s a fact; more people die every day in traffic collisions than are dying with Covid, so why allow us…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Where are all the lorry drivers?
The transport industry is desperately short of 100,000 lorry drivers and, within weeks, this could lead to nationwide food shortages.…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: “Lollipops children, all free today!”
Chris CornfordDo you remember Robert Helpmann’s menacing portrayal of the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? I was only seven…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Elections – and a prediction!
Well, that didn’t go very well, did it? Across the nation, the Conservative Party enjoyed fabulous election results last week,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: OFCOM’s announcement is particularly worrying
‘Working from home’ used to be a bit of a joke; an excuse to get paid for doing very little,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Musing on politicians
In 1998, the good (misguided? Ed) people of Freshwater elected me to represent them. On arrival at County Hall, I…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Golly, I’m cross
I never met him but was certainly sad to learn of his passing; unfortunately, by the end of last Friday,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: I don’t believe it
I have a significant birthday this week and to celebrate, I’ve turned into Victor Meldrew. My everyday life is filled…
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