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Brian Schofield

Brian Schofield teaches History and English at Hurstpierpoint College, Sussex. His new ebook is called Listening to the Elders: A Global Quest for the Secrets of a Long and Happy Life.

August 2013

  • Grandmother feeding her grandson

    Come the agequake, the 'young old' should earn their state pension

    Brian Schofield
    Brian Schofield: We need to take a sledgehammer to assumptions about 65- to 75-year-olds. A bit of voluntary work would go a long way

July 2011

  • grandparents children

    Why I'm calling a pensioners' strike

    Brian Schofield
    Brian Schofield: The country would grind to a halt if retirees did nothing for a day. We must show the coalition that pensions are about people

September 2009

  • Paternity leave: the hidden agenda

    Brian Schofield
    Brian Schofield: Men should welcome the chance to spend more time with their offspring, but the proposal is really aimed at professional women

July 2009

  • The distant dads

    Brian Schofield

    Brian Schofield: As we hear how motherhood has a shocking effect on the gender pay gap, spare a thought for how modern work affects fathers

March 2009

  • Arena magazine issue 1

    Organ Grinder
    Crushed by the tyranny of the nipple: where it all went wrong at Arena

    The decision to show an exposed breast was the turning point in the fortunes of Arena. By Brian Schofield

November 2008

  • Kate Summerscale

    Books blog
    Is the books world short-changing its bright young women?

    Brian Schofield: Do men have an unfair advantage in our literary prize shortlists?

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