HOLMSEY: We can’t go on like this!
Isle of Wight ObserverSee, I told you, every business and organisation would struggle with the new higher rate of employers’ national insurance. Hospices…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Voters’ priorities – a lesson for the political left
Emerging rock stars sing of love and loss, until they become super successful. At that point they turn their attention…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Make Britain Great Again!
The Labour Party certainly had me fooled during the election. In my defence, I was desperate to be rid of…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The changing way people ‘acquire’ things…
In the olden days when you needed to buy household goods, you traipsed round the shops. That could be a…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Educating Holmsey
When I started school, there were two classes for each year and naturally you hoped to be in the best…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Musings on housing targets and tradesmen
Politicians love nice round figures, and Labour’s promise to build 1 1/2 million new homes in five years is comical.…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Meet my new bestie
My new best friend is a bestselling author, so here’s hoping a little of his talent rubs off on me.…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A love-struck Romeo in his beige Lada
I’m always consumed by my latest project, and easily lose the ability to think about much else. Currently, I’m renovating…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: ‘Suits you, Sir!’
I bought my first suit from a Freemans’ catalogue. It cost just 50 pence a week for 26 weeks. The…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Acceptance can be tough!
Do people often interrupt you mid-flow and say, “You’ve already told me that”? People often interrupt me mid-flow and say,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: What do Oasis and our ferries have in common?
Nothing compares to Bruce Springsteen and the East Street Band playing live, although the Jam’s equally exciting rock-‘n’-roll music was…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: You’re only young once in a lifetime!
Picking at spots, dreaming of girls, and – furtively – looking at top-shelf magazines in newsagents are things I remember…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Oops! I’ve done it again!
In April, on Friday 13, I was rushing around gathering building materials, because – unusually – my builder wanted an…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Blame the politicians
Two thirds of Brits say they can’t afford a foreign holiday this year. In theory, that should mean the Island…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Prices go up – get over it!
Robin Hill has a new owner, and, swiftly, the local rumour mill determined that, when it re-opens, admission would be…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: My plan to bring attention to our plight
Would you join me if I blockade one of the Island’s ferry ports? In my imagination, we drive a big…
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