Martha Gill
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FOGO, our fear of growing old, is sweeping the land. Just look at Trinny Woodall
We support older people financially, but we deprive them of respect at our peril → Read More
Being a victim of theft might help the British Museum reflect on returning its own swag
All the old arguments for hanging on to looted treasures like the Benin bronzes have crumbled → Read More
To those who claim the NHS has turned into a British religion, I say: keep the faith
The 75th birthday of the health service has prompted renewed calls for its reform. They should be resisted → Read More
Remote working is like a dating app: isolating, joyless and bad for us. Yet still we stay home
We crave social connection but sit indoors typing and swiping. Is it time to prod us back into the office? → Read More
Don’t blame Tories for their useless policies. It’s all the fault of snobbery
The government is suddenly finding the invisible foe everywhere. Unfortunately for them, no one else can see it → Read More
Female novelists don’t need their own prizes. Let’s abolish them
Barbara Kingsolver and others are no longer oppressed – they dominate book sales → Read More
We loved the Phillip Schofield drama because we enjoy watching people suffer
We’ve come a long way since buying tickets for public hangings but our blood lust is never far below the surface → Read More
Fairytales have always reflected the morals of the age. It’s not a sin to rewrite them
Nothing is being destroyed in adding diversity and sexual equality to old stories → Read More
Amis, Hitchens and Larkin: bad behaviour and a messy personal life were once a gift for authors. Not any more
Flaws used to feed their sales but now writers are expected to be saints → Read More
There’s no shame in waging war on old age – long live Martha Stewart
Conquering diseases that appear among elderly people will eventually make life better for everyone → Read More
The definition of mental health has been widened so much that it’s now almost meaningless
In our newly aware world, serious conditions such as psychosis and schizophrenia are overlooked → Read More
Royal occasions aren’t really about the royals at all. What we love is our own reactions
The queues, the pubs, our strange cynicism as we wait in the rain: this is what entertains us → Read More
Bullying victims don’t need more resilience, it’s time for their own #MeToo moment
Sexual harassment is another workplace abuse that once seen as trivial, but not any more → Read More
Boomers, you’ve done OK – but don’t expect undying affection from us millennials
Younger people can only watch in envy as older generations are tempted into golden early retirement → Read More
This crackdown on antisocial behaviour puts us at the mercy of curtain twitchers
Going after minor misdeeds will add to police workloads and likely fuel vigilantism → Read More
Think women have never had it so good? You should take a look at medieval days
History shows that progress in gender equality is neither steady nor inevitable → Read More
The obesity jab may save the food industry’s bacon, but should it?
Semaglutide has reignited the debate over who is responsible for weight, and how as a society we tackle it → Read More
Fewer people are marrying. That’s cause for celebration, not state intervention
Some view the decline in marriage rates as a crisis, yet cohabitation has much to recommend it → Read More
Environmental utopias can save the planet
Stories about better futures inspire humanity to make them happen. → Read More
‘Nepo babies’ claim their parentage is overblown. Truth is, they’re helped all the way
From Kaia Gerber to Lily-Rose Depp, celebrity offspring are making a mockery of meritocracy → Read More