HOLMSEY: ‘All the world’s a stage’ – especially for politicians
Isle of Wight ObserverActor and raconteur, Charles Collingwood, appeared at Shanklin Theatre last week. He plays posh farmer, Brian Aldridge, in ‘The Archers.’…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Should you bite your tongue or burn bridges?
Being angry is never a choice, but when you’re really cross, saying exactly what’s on your mind is rarely a…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Lessons in how to waste time and money
Elon Musk tweets up to 150 times a day on his X platform. His pronouncements are widely shared, in part…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: I survived Christmas – despite the government
I have an incredible body. It’s not the best looking, or the slimmest. Ideally, it could be a little longer,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Looking forward to 2025
Did people in your house put their empty sweetie wrappings back into the tubs over Christmas? Is that because they…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: From millstones to milestones
Pinewood Studios is the home of the James Bond film franchise; they were all made there. So were the hilarious…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: ‘I am an innocent man’
A relative once told me she’d deliberately placed her iron face-down on her well-worn sitting room carpet. Thanks to contents…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Killing off a British icon – that’s a real crime
Did you see the ‘non-crime hate incident’ story – where a journalist was visited by two Essex police officers wanting…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: We can’t go on like this!
See, 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…
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