HOLMSEY: Armageddon is coming
Isle of Wight ObserverIt’s not only ‘Just Stop Oil’ protestors who deserve lengthy jail sentences for wasting everyone’s time. I’d bang up a…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: I’m after a ‘new’ car!
I need to offload my car boot tale of woe, but first, we’ll discuss taxpayers’ remarkably-generous treatment of MPs ejected…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The Island has spoken
Triumphalism is ugly and often backfires. I had the privilege of being at the count last Thursday, and, after the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Why would we re-elect the Tories?
In the three years before we voted to leave the EU, nett migration totalled 836,000 people. In the three years…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The Tories are toast
Winston Churchill wanted to fight them on the beaches, Rishi Sunak decided to leave them to it. “At the going…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Decline here and across the pond!
History shows that no civilisation lasts forever. Most end due to political weakness, turmoil and infighting – but enough about…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The election’s underway!
Do you ever find yourself upstairs, wondering what it was you went up for? When going for groceries, do you…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Life is short – make it interesting
Most of us feel we have only a handful of genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the rest is just…
Read MoreHOLMESY: Trouble with your prescription?
Have you had trouble collecting your prescription recently? Our amazing pharmacy, in Yarmouth, is run by owner, Tim. He’s one…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Giving up my addictions
I have a sweet tooth – as a consequence, for much of my life I’ve been fat. Addiction of any…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Where is everybody going to live?
I recently met the people responsible for finding homes for Ukrainian families on the Island. Do you remember when the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: A labour of love?
Stress, burn-out, job dissatisfaction – do you dread going to work? When it comes to choosing a career, finding something…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Can you smell election fever?
Tony Blair banned smoking, smacking and hunting in a single week. Imagine how much Kier and Angela could achieve in…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Mind your manners
How rude are your children and grandchildren? If you buy presents, do you always get a thank you? Do they…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Poor mental health is the new ‘bad back’
I stumbled across some lovely old episodes of ITV’s Coronation Street on YouTube. Snooty Annie Walker ran the Rovers Return,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: We should have the right to die with dignity
“I strongly oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide. I do not believe it is something we should be supporting or welcoming…
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