Holmsey: Our country’s in a financial mess!
Press ReleaseGlastonbury tickets were £335 this year, up 20 per cent from last time. As an event organiser, I have some…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Clueless over the housing crisis
Drinking, dancing and making merry during lockdowns is the least of the Tories’ worries. By the time we get to…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Tories in trouble!
Lucky me, I’ll be hanging out at the incredible IW festival in the coming days. Last weekend, the Conservatives provided…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Should private messages be made public?
Just the idea of anyone reading my text messages fills me with horror. If those on my contacts list could…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: In times of crisis – I pray!
St Jude is the patron saint of lost causes; St Anthony is your go-to if you’re in need of an…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Some things are important
In the coming days, when you drive around the Island, take a few moments to look around you. When the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: The same old politics at County Hall…
What on earth is going on at County Hall? The common sense that broke out after the last local election…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Like something out of a fairytale…
What a terrific occasion it was, although during the ceremony, as the flunkies struggled to drape that glorious gold cape…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Letter from America
I return refreshed from my holiday of a lifetime – but I have to say – never again. Considering the…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Threatening to de-register nurses is bullying on a national scale.
DH is doing so well on his cookery course that he’s moved on to Biscoff cheesecake. The office hasn’t been…
Read MoreQUIGGERS: Government gets its sums wrong
Mr Holmes is away on a souffle-fluffing course, he’s determined to stop his eggy treat collapsing on removal from the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Another pointless project
Last week our hard-pressed council triumphantly announced that just over £2 million has been awarded by the government, to be…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Which politician has a vision for the future?
What feels like the longest election campaign in history seems to be under way, but I want to know which…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Looking for a loo!
Just two years after I saw Wet Leg at Strings in Newport, I caught them again last week, headlining at…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Parenting is hard work!
The love of my life, my enchanting soon-to-be two years old granddaughter, came to stay last weekend. Unlike all the…
Read MoreHOLMSEY: Do as we say – not as we do!
“Fortune favours the brave,” they say. I certainly used to be impulsive and made instinctive decisions. Impetuous behaviour can be…
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