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Julian Glover

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Julian Glover is a former Associate Editor of the Evening Standard and writes on a range of subjects including politics, the environment and travel.

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Julian Glover is a former Associate Editor of the Evening Standard and writes on a range of subjects including politics, the environment and travel.

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How Crossrail will change the fabric of London forever

The first oyster cards will tap in to the Elizabeth Line this Tuesday. Ahead of its historic unveiling, Julian Glover has the inside track on the £19 billion feat of engineering

May 24, 2022
Books

The Longest Story by Richard Girling review

This remarkable book confronts us about our attitudes towards the treatment of animals

Jun 23, 2021
Books

The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer

This history of life told through sound, from Kakarla Tyagaraja to Julie Andrews, from Schubert to rap, is engaging and ingenious, says Julian Glover

Mar 29, 2021
Books

News and How to Use it by Alan Rusbridger: smart, relevant and punchy

This A-Z news guide, from Accuracy to Zoomers,  shows there’s no such thing as a single truth in the messy fast-changing media world

Nov 19, 2020
London

As row rages over TfL bailout and C-charge... who really runs London?

TfL has blown its budget — and this week the congestion charge became the latest frontier in the bitter conflict raging between City Hall and Westminster. Julian Glover has the inside track

Oct 30, 2020
Books

Diary of an MP’s Wife by Sasha Swire: jaw-dropping but compelling read

It’s gloriously naughty but does this account of the Cameron years add up to anything, asks Julian Glover

Sep 21, 2020
Comment

We shouldn’t be smug about our climate targets — they won’t help much

We tell ourselves we are solving the problem, even as we live lives that are more carbon-hungry than ever

Sep 18, 2020
Books

Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre: more fact than fiction

When Ben Macintyre’s name is on the cover you know you are in for a thrilling ride, says Julian Glover

Sep 17, 2020
Books

Michael Sandel's The Tyranny of Merit: More diagnosis than cure

In The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good?, Michael Sandel asks the questions but doesn't offer an answer, says Julian Glover

Sep 10, 2020
Books

English Pastoral by James Rebanks: plea to save our countryside

'It gets my vote as the most important book of the year,' says Julian Glover

Sep 3, 2020
London

Capital gains: What will London be like post-coronavirus?

Affordable homes, bikes instead of cars and a buzzy new centre — once our city conquers Covid at last, it could be all change for the better. Julian Glover presents the forecast for the future

Aug 24, 2020
Books

Twilight of Democracy by Anne Applebaum: populism won't be permanent

This short book is part lament, part polemic and part analysis, says Julian Glover

Jul 23, 2020
Politics

Divorce, a baby, a pandemic: A year in the life of Boris Johnson

Divorce, marriage, a new baby, a global pandemic, one near-death experience — and remember Jennifer Arcuri?! The PM has packed a lot into his first 12 months — but at least it wasn’t boring.

Jul 16, 2020
UK

Banksy's virus-inspired Tube artwork ACCIDENTALLY removed by cleaner

EXCLUSIVE

Cleaners 'noticed some sort of ‘rat thing’ a few days ago and cleaned it off'

Transport for London want artist to do another version in a 'suitable location'

 

Jul 15, 2020