HOLMSEY: Flooding – water catastrophe!
Isle of Wight ObserverThat recent deluge of rain was very bad news indeed for our ineffectual MP. Of course, it’s not Bob’s fault…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Holmsey or Nostrodamus?
Do you know what a binfluencer is? It’s the neighbour who puts the right bin out on the right day…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: I’m inspired by adventurers
Most humans are fairly dull and steady; others do extraordinary things and are truly inspirational. Last week I flew to…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Looking forward to 2024
Mr H is currently firing ‘elf on a shelf’, across the Solent on a trebuchet, to see if it’s a…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Death touches us all
When people discover you work in funerals, they respond predictably. Once you get past the ‘you must be loaded’ stuff,…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: What do you think is boring?
My sock drawer contains only long or short black ones; my wardrobe is just as boring. It contains six pairs…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Oh – the humiliation!
I had to go for ‘tests’ last week, including urine and blood samples. There are no free on-street parking spaces…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Sinking under bad news
The 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…
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