Playing cards crosses borders without any language barriers. I have played card games with Cambodian villagers, in bars in Cuba, on dive boats in the Indian Ocean and on safari in South Africa. — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
Card games are one of the best ways to teach basic maths skills. From adding up and multiplying to understanding probability, there is no better maths tool. — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
While we like to think queueing is unique to British culture, the truth is that we are mere amateurs. The old Soviet Union turned… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
I have the most wonderful childhood memories of holidays in the golden age before foreign package holidays were even a glint in Michael O'Leary's… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
Some of my most vivid childhood memories involve cards: loud, energetic, often brutally competitive games of racing demon, played at high speed and in… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
The idea that laws don't apply to the law-makers is for despotic regimes. — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
If ever there was a sign that normal life really is about to resume, it is the annual trip to buy new school shoes. — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
I'm far less bothered by on screen stars earning the big bucks than the legions of middle management behind the scenes at the BBC… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
Sure, for a one-to-one chat about life, the universe and everything, give me a woman. But when it comes to a group gathering, whether… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
Courage shows itself in many different ways. A soldier heading off to war, a freedom fighter giving their life, or even a nurse braving… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
The 'HIGNFY' line-up often consists of four male comedians and one lone female TV presenter who barely says a word. Lo and behold, everyone… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
I am a big fan of Jeremy Clarkson and I love watching him on TV and reading his various columns. I think he's funny… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
I didn't start trying for my first baby until I was 36 - partly because of my career and partly because I had not… — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
