Tag Archives: Peter Rhodes

Rain dances

Posted on April 29, 2012 by BrownhillsBob

This evening, like yesterday evening, I visited Chasewater. The day’s rain had ceased. I noted yesterday on my 365daysofbiking journal that I think the water level has increased about 500mm in the last week, and I was interested to see … Continue reading →

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How journalism works part 64c

Posted on August 28, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I couldn’t help but smile the other day when I spotted a column-filler article in the Walsall Express and Star of Wednesday, 24th August 2011. On the editorial page, under an tawdry why-oh-why whine about Sally Bercow and Big Brother … Continue reading →

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A pressing issue

Posted on July 17, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

On Saturday, 16th July 2011, Express & Star columnist Dan Wainwright ran his usual column about local government in the region. Even though Walsall Council is gripped by a Single Status pay controversy, as is Dudley, and other notable stuff … Continue reading →

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Petering out

Posted on March 18, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

Hey Mr. Rhodes – there’s a world of difference between Wikileaks and Wikipedia. Although there are many suspect things put up on Wikipedia, Bradley Manning, isn’t as far as I can tell, suspected of posting any of them. JFGI.

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Hit and myth

Posted on March 4, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I was amused to note tonight that after my ribbing here a few days ago, Peter Rhodes, columnist in the Express & Star, was man enough to acknowledge his vectoring of the hanged outlaw myth. It takes balls to do … Continue reading →

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Peter Rhodes: a keen advocate for recycling

Posted on February 28, 2011 by BrownhillsBob

I noted with some amusement on Friday last that whilst Peter Rhodes, columnist in the Express & Star, continued his tradition of shamelessly handcrafting a column out of crap jokes, recycled tidbits from the middlebrow tabloids and sub-Littlejohn shock sludge, … Continue reading →

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I have little to add, but…

Posted on October 21, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Regular readers with sharp minds may remember that way back in August, I took umbrage at Express & Star columnist Peter Rhodes, following his smug, snide snipe about all this ‘new’ citizen journalism not being as diligent and honourable as … Continue reading →

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Peter Rhodes: like the Murphy’s, not bitter at all. Honest.

Posted on August 24, 2009 by BrownhillsBob

Some experiences are habit-forming, but not entirely enjoyable. The urge to repeat them occurs due to some Pavlovian  desire for regularity, to give life a regular metre. So it is with reading the nightly column in the Express & Star … Continue reading →

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