HOLMSEY: Sinking under bad news
Isle of Wight ObserverThe unfolding horror in the Middle East meant the final Prime Minister’s Questions before recess was unusually congenial. Sir Keir…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: The Tory-made crisis in our schools
I’m standing in this week because following Labour’s huge, majority-overturning wins in Tamworth and Mid Beds, DH is busy writing…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: What hope is there for peace?
They don’t make it easy, but a few weeks ago, I made my first-ever complaint to the BBC. I’d been…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The trials of finding a good builder
Undoubtedly choosing the right partner is the greatest challenge most of us face. That done, finding a job we enjoy…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The end of the line?
They cremated Maggie at Mortlake, West London, in 2013. Had they buried her, I’m sure she’d be spinning in her…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Was I in County Hall or Broadmoor?
I must apologise for last week. I’m sorry, I won’t bore you about my holidays again. On my return, I…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Fancy coming back from holiday to this…
The only thing better than touching down safely from your holiday is the bliss of sinking back into your own…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Community wealth building
You’ll be pleased to know Mr H is loving his hols. At his request, we’ve sent him some Savlon and…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: The financial wizardry behind not making a profit
With just a single ice skate and a packet of Tuc biscuits, we waved Mr H happily onto the ferry…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Rishi isn’t stopping the boats
According to Professor Brian Cox, our galaxy alone has over 400 billion stars, which means life certainly exists on other…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Mr H is busy hosing garlic off his Crocs; I’ve happily slid behind his desk
I’ve been lucky to have a lovely week’s holiday in Kent; I noticed several things. There is a lot more…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Oh, Dr Beeching!
I’m just about old enough to remember steam engines at the London railway terminals. Those giant machines seemed almost alive…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Some judges get it right!
Judges often get a bad rap, so well-done Mr Justice Fancourt, who last week said Prince Harry’s hacking case against…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Should I be a spin doctor?
After last week’s by-elections, I started pondering how I would have responded on behalf of each party to the media,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: We don’t need no education!
Around seven per cent of Britain’s children attend private schools. Be honest, if you had the money, would you pay…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Cash is no longer King!
Slowly, they’re turning us into a nation of zombies, unable to think for ourselves. Previously I related the story of…
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