Phil Frampton (b. 1953) Phil has written for a variety of newspapers and journals (including The Guardian and the Daily Mail) and he is the author of several books including travel guides, a history of the Poll Tax Revolt, a memoir (The Golly in the Cupboard 2004) and in 2022 he published Youth and the Mystery Wall, a book calling for attention to be paid to the ageism used against young people, a form of discrimination which detracts from the potential of teenagers.