Richard Glover
Doctors, dentists and dermatologists: Being old is a fulltime job
The sending of medical reminders to the over-60s must be the only thing keeping the postal service going.
- by Richard Glover
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Ten Pound Poms shows us the truth about Brits: they’re still whingers
A series about the ‘struggle’ of British migrants? Ten Pound Poms feels more like fantasy than fact.
- by Richard Glover
My ’70s reading list was a cry for self-help
Remember Lobsang Rampa? I wish I didn’t.
- by Richard Glover
The office works. I don’t get the appeal of working from home
Humans are social people. We’re not built for isolation.
- by Richard Glover
Frequent fryers: Why I refuse to join the air fryer club
Once an appliance has been around for 20 years, maybe 30, I may be willing to consider its purchase.
- by Richard Glover
Nursery crimes: the horrific tales behind the songs we sing to children
Yes, grandson, just relax and go to sleep while I evoke all the horrors of the First World War in rhyme.
- by Richard Glover
I’m a last-minute candidate for the state election! Here are my 12 key policies
Vote 1, Richard Glover - especially if you agree that $14.90 for a ham and cheese toastie is madness.
- by Richard Glover
‘Whack it like Fonzie’ and other things kids these days don’t get
And what about Jan? No one knows who she is, let alone what the Yellow Pages are.
- by Richard Glover
The doom-and-gloom boom: why can’t we just be happy for each other?
No matter where you are, you can always expect unsolicited advice from naysayers.
- by Richard Glover
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Spectrum
It’s time to treasure Trove, a search engine in need of rescue
The National Library’s remarkable search engine needs government funding, or it will disappear completely.
- by Richard Glover
Opinion
Literature
Full of libidinous loins and now mouldy, I can’t throw away D.H Lawrence
I find it impossible to throw away my old novels, no matter how much dust and grit they bring to the shelves.
- by Richard Glover