HOLMSEY: Where are all the lorry drivers?
Carole DennettThe 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…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A week of sighs
I’ve been sighing a lot this week, although my biggest ever sigh (of relief) came two years ago. I’d had…
Read MoreHolmsey A word of advice for politicians
Until last week, Stuart Brown was an aspiring candidate for the Island Conservatives at the forthcoming council elections. I was…
Read MoreIs this the best we can do for women
“Like my daughter, the Newport victim had a lucky escape.” Many of us were moved to tears as we followed…
Read MoreHolmsey Oh, the good life!
In the seventies almost the entire nation tuned-in to see Tom and Barbara living ‘The Good Life’ on BBC1. Richard…
Read MoreHolmsey. Don’t bother complaining
Complaining rarely gets you anywhere, so why bother? These days even the people we used to rely on for good…
Read MoreHolmsey, Distant relatives
As the newspapers delight in telling us, all’s not well in the Royal Family. I think it’s a huge comfort…
Read MoreI’ve had mine. Have you had yours?
Despite having mixed feelings about it, I had mine a few weeks ago; have you had yours yet? I didn’t…
Read MoreHolmsey, Another year
Another year, another five per cent rise in council tax. Whatever happened to ex-councillor Bob Seely’s Island deal? Perhaps he’s…
Read MoreA man of words?
“Brain-fade is ‘the inability to think clearly’, sadly I’m all too familiar with that one” Our wonderful English language constantly…
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