MICKEY’S MUSINGS: Death, grief and why can’t we be more private?
Isle of Wight Observer“Die, my dear? “Why that’s the last thing I’ll do! I intend to live forever, or die trying.” I smile…
Read MoreMICKEY’S MUSINGS: The nation’s farmers fight back
My late father had a line he adapted from Groucho Marx: “I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Oscars and Grammys – we can do it!
In 1996, Anthony Minghella lifted his Oscar. I told my kids, “If a boy from Ryde can do that, you…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Covid wasn’t the first scare story
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and according to the costly Covid inquiry, 23,000 lives were lost because Boris failed to…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: How’s your driving?
A third of us think that driving standards in Britain are bad or very bad, another third think they’re only…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: They all lie to us…
The total world population is 8,191,988,453, which is around one per cent higher than last year. The still-increasing number of…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Who are the victims?
Most patients are eventually released from Broadmoor Hospital; however, they rarely return home directly. Despite its fearsome reputation, the average…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Prince Andrew: From hero to has-been
Speaking in 2018, disgraced former Minister, Jonathan Aitken, said that the former Duke of York should “wait for the public…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: My great-great-grandfather – a man of the sea
I’m fairly certain that my kids couldn’t tell you my grandmother’s maiden name – Wells. I can still name her…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Wight Bid or Wrong Bid? Where’d our tourists go?
Tourists are an absolute pain in the backside, aren’t they? They clog up the roads and take all the best…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Dancing to the same old tunes!
When I talk to friends, family or colleagues, it soon becomes obvious that politics and politicians make us all miserable.…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Papers, please? I’ll pass…
I’ve always resented being asked to show my passport when checking in at a European hotel. They don’t do it…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Trying to hold on
I try not to get cross about the world’s injustices. I certainly don’t see the point of the IW Council…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Crisis? What crisis?
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Northern lass Angela was vocally critical of rule-breaking Tories, particularly poor old Boris…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Flying the flag for St George
Do you ever remember seeing the LibDems flying the flag of St George above County Hall? I can’t. For the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The risk and the joy of flying
Unusually for a Bank Holiday, last Monday was a beautiful day. Four people woke up, drew back the curtains, and…
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