Julian Glover
Born | March 27, 1935 |
Hometown | Hampstead, United Kingdom |
Height | 6'2" (1.88m) |
Spouse | Isla Blair (m 1968 - present) , Isla Blair (m 1966 - present) , Eileen Atkins (m 1957 - 1966) |
Children | Jamie Glover |
Parents | Gordon Glover , Honor Wyatt |
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‘I’m shedding tears of rage!’ How the Tories’ ‘war on nature’ outraged everyone from the RSPB to farmers
- Liz Truss’s ministers seem determined to rip up environmental protections. But they’re facing resistance from an extraordinary alliance of wildlife charities and green-minded Conservatives
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English cities could be given national park status under new proposals
English cities could be given national park status under new proposalsGovernment body Natural England is considering move in response to Glover report on protected landscapes London’s Hampstead Heath. The city is the only one in England so far to be awarded what is currently an informal status. Photograph: Guy Bell/Rex/Shutterstock
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Farmers will be paid to give walkers better access to fields
Farmers will be paid to provide walkers with better access to their land and preserve cultural heritage, the Government will announce on Thursday, as it promises “a new chapter” for England’s national parks. As part of a shake-up of the way England's natural beauty spots are managed, the Environment Secretary will outline plans for extending protections across the landscape. Two new areas of outstanding beauty will be considered for creation in the Yorkshire Wolds and Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, t
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The Reader: Shape of things to come – the 15-minute city
We are experiencing an exceptional historical period. It affects the heart of London and cities of all sizes in a world that has become urban.This great metropolis is under strain and we do not yet know for how long. The clearest lesson is that we have to rethink our ways of life, of production, of consumption, of travel.
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The Reader: Brexit will be a muddle just like virus response
Brexit is coming closer — and I am finding it hard not to say: “I told you so.”Checks on borders, inflated costs, decreased trade, a potential upsurge in immigration from other countries, increased travel insurance — I can’t help but think that it’s going to be an absolute muddle just like our handling of coronavirus.
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The Reader: Arts can help shape our nation post-pandemic
As Julian Glover laid bare in yesterday’s Standard [Comment], our creative sector is facing grave existential challenges. While UK venues continue to explore how to get back to what we do best, we urgently need government support to allow us to reopen more fully.At the Southbank Centre, we’ve facilitated remote workshops for people with dementia; we’ve launched Art by Post nationwide for isolated and vulnerable people; and soon, our 11-acre site will become an outdoor gallery, free for all, show
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The Reader: Why Mahler is an inspiration in lockdown
It’s reassuring to find an MP with some cultural nous. Interviewed by Julian Glover about the arts crisis, Oliver Dowden, the Culture Secretary, cited three composers: Elgar, Mahler and Wagner. They’re an intriguing trio, of expansive soundworlds and belief in art as a social catalyst. Mahler is particularly apt. He would have responded well to lockdown, composing at a social distance in his huts in the countryside, but he also wasn’t afraid of the big scale.In 1910, when cholera was still a fre
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The Reader: Ministers must deliver a clear Covid message
As the Covid outbreak grinds on, the UK Government is creating the unfortunate impression that it is not certain what it wants. The public know and understand the Government will make mistakes and has to put out multiple messages. On the one hand there is the essential message “stay at home”; on the other, necessary talk of “five tests” that might unlock a return to normality.What is not inevitable is blurred messaging. Some ministers seem to be briefing about a relatively rapid return to “busin
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The Reader: London’s green spaces are its greatest asset
Your Leader (April 3) highlighted the vital role that spaces like Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park play in these times of physical and social distancing.More than half the area of this great capital is made up of parkland. It serves as the city’s green lungs and provides spaces where we can safely reconnect with the outside world not just for our physical welfare but also our mental well-being.
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The Conservative election win impact on NHS, climate change, Scotland and more
Anxious about climate change? And what about the state of the Union? Here's how the Conservative Party's stunning election victory will affect them...Will the Union hold? (AFP via Getty Images) Scotland has just voted SNP but Johnson will say no to a second independence referendum north of the border. Expect a scrappy, noisy row but no vote soon.
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Every child in Britain must spend a night under the stars as too many have lost touch with nature, government warned
Every child in Britain must spend a night under the stars because far too many have lost touch with nature, a major government review has advised.
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