Dramatising the care home – rebellion or reenchantment?
The Lounge, which has been playing at London’s Soho Theatre, draws on two models of plot derived from the quest …
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In memory of Tony Carter
The late Tony Carter – whose funeral took place today in south London – and I never really got on. …
‘From footcare to walking bench to bench’: 30 years of environmental campaigning updated in the new report from KOVE – Kilburn Older Voices Exchange in London, UK
In a new report* for KOVE, part literature review and part exposition of its recent work, I link its programmes …
Housing for all? Where – and how – do older people fit in strategically?
Reviewing a new book on art in Britain in the 18th century John Barrell suggests that ‘polite conversation, far from …
Growing up, growing old
In her recent book ‘Why Grow Up?’ (Penguin, 2014) American philosopher Susan Neiman combines a defence of the Enlightenment with …
The housing struggle at 269
By the time I arrive for last Saturday morning’s ‘guerrilla gardening’ session at 269 Leigham Court Road, Lambeth, a working …
Mrs Spinks speaks in Tottenham
There’s a remarkable exhibition running for another week at the Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham. For something like seven years …
Hot air in response to Dilnot?
The latest round table – ‘Social care at a crossroads’ – run by David Brindle was published yesterday (The Guardian …
