As a self-employed contractor who only gets paid if I turn up to work, I am painfully aware of the cost of a day at home. — Julia Hartley-Brewer Copy Share Image
Yes, the cost of care homes is a huge expense, but only a minority of elderly Brits ever spend a single night in a care home. — 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
