HOLMSEY: Corporate unfairness – we deserve better…
Isle of Wight ObserverHaving met various city targets, Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, is due one of the biggest pay days in corporate history.…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A mid-air emergency
I watched a man die, and miraculously, later saw him stand and walk away. Last Friday night, I boarded Virgin…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Village halls and Westminster dreams
It matters not if you’re on the left or the right of politics, most of us agree that Britain doesn’t…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: It’s all a load of rubbish
Putting air in your tyres used to be a free service provided by garages. Then it became 20p. Yesterday, I…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Politicians are in it for themselves – not us
No-one will ever do a five stretch for dumping their old sofa in the nearest layby, nor will they get…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Was I just disinterested – or did I have mental health issues?
Last week I left a note in the porch for the food delivery driver: “Sorry I’m out, please hide in…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Saying ‘Goodbye’ can be hard
It’s almost three years since my Dad died, but I sort of had him to stay over Easter. The kids…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Is the end nigh?
Imagine a giant meteorite is heading our way and can’t be stopped. Would you honestly trust this calamitous government to…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Why is the UK going to the dogs?
Somewhere in west London, a substation explodes. Two miles away at Heathrow, the entire airport closes causing utter chaos. Why…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: For heaven’s sake – cut public spending and immigration
Sensibly, President Trump has banned people from 43 countries from travelling to the USA. These days politics is so devoid…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Indolent but no need to go without!
“They should be working, and they will be,” says tough-talking Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. More than a million young people are…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Yearning for an old banger…
Good businesses make life easy for their customers. Unfortunately, like everything else in life now, buying and servicing cars is…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The public sector pension problem
When Labour said they planned for growth, who knew they only meant growth in unemployment benefits, debts and taxes? Those…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The Donald has a point
April’s council tax hike is coming – 5 per cent – again! Add to that rising costs for water, telephone…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Costa Del Gaza – A good idea?
It may have attracted a little ridicule, but I thought Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza was genius. Unlike Kier Starmer,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: ‘All the world’s a stage’ – especially for politicians
Actor and raconteur, Charles Collingwood, appeared at Shanklin Theatre last week. He plays posh farmer, Brian Aldridge, in ‘The Archers.’…
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