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Peter Rhodes on tourist taxes, the Iron Dome and the tangled issue of loyalty

Cities all over the world are introducing tourist taxes to get a grip on numbers while making a tidy profit. Trippers to Venice pay five euros...

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Peter Rhodes on tourist taxes, the Iron Dome and the tangled issue of loyalty

Cities all over the world are introducing tourist taxes to get a grip on numbers while making a tidy profit. Trippers to Venice pay five euros...

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Peter Rhodes on measuring booze, bias at the Beeb and the rubbishing of Liz Truss

One of the greatest problems facing humankind today is, of course, knowing how much Bailey's is left in that distinctive dark bottle. But cometh the...

19.04.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on measuring booze, bias at the Beeb and the rubbishing of Liz Truss

One of the greatest problems facing humankind today is, of course, knowing how much Bailey's is left in that distinctive dark bottle. But cometh the...

19.04.2024 7

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Peter Rhodes on potholes, short shorts and how to bring down a flying bomb

Some offenders may be put to work fixing potholes as community service. How appropriate. The quality of pothole repairs down our way could be...

18.04.2024 8

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Peter Rhodes on potholes, short shorts and how to bring down a flying bomb

Some offenders may be put to work fixing potholes as community service. How appropriate. The quality of pothole repairs down our way could be...

18.04.2024 6

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Peter Rhodes on drones, snails and why British kids might go for conscription

In his exceedingly good poem Arithmetic on the Frontier, Rudyard Kipling contrasted the expense of putting a young British officer into battle (“Two...

17.04.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on drones, snails and why British kids might go for conscription

In his exceedingly good poem Arithmetic on the Frontier, Rudyard Kipling contrasted the expense of putting a young British officer into battle (“Two...

17.04.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on a great horse, a dodgy deterrent and milking millions from our benefits system

When mobile phones first appeared, some of us feared that the radiation they emitted would fry brains, particularly those of small children. Thirty...

16.04.2024 5

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Peter Rhodes on a great horse, a dodgy deterrent and milking millions from our benefits system

When mobile phones first appeared, some of us feared that the radiation they emitted would fry brains, particularly those of small children. Thirty...

16.04.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on fake stamps, a landmark in Ukraine and does anyone care about their privacy?

I have no idea whether, as some pundits suggest, the epidemic of fake postage stamps is the work of China. But I am reminded of a theory that World...

15.04.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on fake stamps, a landmark in Ukraine and does anyone care about their privacy?

I have no idea whether, as some pundits suggest, the epidemic of fake postage stamps is the work of China. But I am reminded of a theory that World...

15.04.2024 8

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Peter Rhodes on leaky borders, table manners and how the world's news agenda was eclipsed

On his trip to the States this week, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said he urged US support for Ukraine to make the point that “borders matter.”...

12.04.2024 4

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Peter Rhodes on leaky borders, table manners and how the world's news agenda was eclipsed

On his trip to the States this week, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said he urged US support for Ukraine to make the point that “borders matter.”...

12.04.2024 8

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Peter Rhodes on taxing the car, a black-and-white success and looking for a victim in a tax yarn

The best political scandals must have a victim, a villain and a clear morality tale that even the dimmest can understand. Something like a prime...

11.04.2024 7

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Peter Rhodes on taxing the car, a black-and-white success and looking for a victim in a tax yarn

The best political scandals must have a victim, a villain and a clear morality tale that even the dimmest can understand. Something like a prime...

11.04.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomers

Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomers I dare say everyone will be on their best...

10.04.2024 8

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Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomers

Peter Rhodes on table manners, toilet embarrassment and why conscription is a great deal for babyboomers I dare say everyone will be on their best...

10.04.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on “deprived” criminals, sad humour and the untimely passing of a fine actor

I was sorry to hear the actor Adrian Schiller had died suddenly, aged just 60. He was a great subject when I interviewed him at Stratford in 1998. He...

09.04.2024 7

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Peter Rhodes on “deprived” criminals, sad humour and the untimely passing of a fine actor

I was sorry to hear the actor Adrian Schiller had died suddenly, aged just 60. He was a great subject when I interviewed him at Stratford in 1998. He...

09.04.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience

Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience Scotland has always struck me as a jolly sort of place where people...

08.04.2024 6

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Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience

Peter Rhodes on hate crimes, vile jelly and the cost of a right royal experience Scotland has always struck me as a jolly sort of place where people...

08.04.2024 7

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Peter Rhodes on a loud gun, a baffling portal and the magical art of drama casting

A reader denounces my tale on Monday about a thistle-head being mistaken for a sea urchin as an April Fool joke. Wrong, sir. It was the absolute,...

05.04.2024 2

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Peter Rhodes on a loud gun, a baffling portal and the magical art of drama casting

A reader denounces my tale on Monday about a thistle-head being mistaken for a sea urchin as an April Fool joke. Wrong, sir. It was the absolute,...

05.04.2024 3

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Peter Rhodes on old sky taxis, the future for London and three snags facing law-makers

Nothing new under the sun? After my recent piece on the looming prospect of hi-tech air taxis clogging up our skies, a reader sends me an advert for...

04.04.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on old sky taxis, the future for London and three snags facing law-makers

Nothing new under the sun? After my recent piece on the looming prospect of hi-tech air taxis clogging up our skies, a reader sends me an advert for...

04.04.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on ever-growing London, the mucky Thames and a timely warning from Boris

The Guardian reports, rather kindly I thought, that “the Conservative party will lose almost 1,000 years of Commons experience just from MPs who...

03.04.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on ever-growing London, the mucky Thames and a timely warning from Boris

The Guardian reports, rather kindly I thought, that “the Conservative party will lose almost 1,000 years of Commons experience just from MPs who...

03.04.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days

Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days The deep mystery of how Britain's Honours system works:...

02.04.2024 5

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Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days

Peter Rhodes on school fees, the Honours system and how characters were formed in the old days The deep mystery of how Britain's Honours system works:...

02.04.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire

Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire My eye was caught by the tale of the woman in Cheshire who...

01.04.2024 6

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Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire

Peter Rhodes on chain gangs, a woolly hedgehog and a sea urchin in deepest Oxfordshire My eye was caught by the tale of the woman in Cheshire who...

01.04.2024 6

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Peter Rhodes on war in Ukraine, flying taxis and the perils (again) of social media

A good way to avoid being offended on social media is not to go on social media. In one heated exchange recently, a judge called a transgender-rights...

29.03.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on war in Ukraine, flying taxis and the perils (again) of social media

A good way to avoid being offended on social media is not to go on social media. In one heated exchange recently, a judge called a transgender-rights...

29.03.2024 10

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Peter Rhodes on working women, a mysterious pile-up and being upended by a Gladiator

In the glory days of Jaguar, the British-built limousines were promoted with a catchy, three-word sales slogan: “Grace, Space, Pace.” This week...

28.03.2024 5

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Peter Rhodes on working women, a mysterious pile-up and being upended by a Gladiator

In the glory days of Jaguar, the British-built limousines were promoted with a catchy, three-word sales slogan: “Grace, Space, Pace.” This week...

28.03.2024 6

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Peter Rhodes on fed-up royals, good news from the Appeal Court and an encounter with a mercenary

The Court of Appeal has removed a defence much loved by eco-vandals. The so-called “consent defence,” stated that, if the defendants honestly...

27.03.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on fed-up royals, good news from the Appeal Court and an encounter with a mercenary

The Court of Appeal has removed a defence much loved by eco-vandals. The so-called “consent defence,” stated that, if the defendants honestly...

27.03.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on Kate’s trolls, guns on the moon and the strangeness of our language

Peter Rhodes on Kate’s trolls, guns on the moon and the strangeness of our language There was a glorious full moon a couple of nights ago, a...

26.03.2024 9

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Peter Rhodes on Bafta stars, people smugglers and the long, long campaign to get pension justice

Waspi, the campaign group Women Against State Pension Inequality, is demanding compensation for females who lost out because the rise in their state...

25.03.2024 6

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Peter Rhodes on Bafta stars, people smugglers and the long, long campaign to get pension justice

Waspi, the campaign group Women Against State Pension Inequality, is demanding compensation for females who lost out because the rise in their state...

25.03.2024 7

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Peter Rhodes on oratory, garages and things that get rigged in Russia

In the wake of this week’s gripping Russian elections (winner: V. Putin Esq), a reader tells me: “It’s a reminder that oil isn’t the only...

22.03.2024 3

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Peter Rhodes on oratory, garages and things that get rigged in Russia

In the wake of this week’s gripping Russian elections (winner: V. Putin Esq), a reader tells me: “It’s a reminder that oil isn’t the only...

22.03.2024 4

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Peter Rhodes on axing finches, a bun controversy and the folly of cutting corners on defence

The Palace announces that King Charles may be able to attend Trooping the Colour in June, but he may appear not riding but in the state coach. Or will...

21.03.2024 7

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Peter Rhodes on axing finches, a bun controversy and the folly of cutting corners on defence

The Palace announces that King Charles may be able to attend Trooping the Colour in June, but he may appear not riding but in the state coach. Or will...

21.03.2024 8

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Peter Rhodes on a shameful law, a cluck of chickens and the green-bin bill

A manhunt was launched in east London after two people were shot with a crossbow. Thankfully, both survived. But again it raises the question: why are...

20.03.2024 4

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Peter Rhodes on a shameful law, a cluck of chickens and the green-bin bill

A manhunt was launched in east London after two people were shot with a crossbow. Thankfully, both survived. But again it raises the question: why are...

20.03.2024 4

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Peter Rhodes on bottom banks, WFH engineers and the end of the road for free banking

Launching a new range of padded knickers to create “an ample-bottomed curvy silhouette,” M&S declares: “We're doing for bums what we've done for...

19.03.2024 4

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Peter Rhodes on bottom banks, WFH engineers and the end of the road for free banking

Launching a new range of padded knickers to create “an ample-bottomed curvy silhouette,” M&S declares: “We're doing for bums what we've done for...

19.03.2024 6

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Peter Rhodes on another flood, a gift for the taxman and how today's novelty becomes tomorrow's pest

Another flash flood, another solitary car stranded and abandoned down the road from us. Yet again, the car, up to its wheel arches in water, is one of...

18.03.2024 6

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