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What’s on your to-do list and how best can you manage such a list?
May 5th, 2018 by Roger Darlington
In an effort to encourage consumers to check during this Bank Holiday weekend whether they ever had Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) , the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) commissioned research which found that the top items on people’s to-do list are the following: Sorting out banking / finances Planning and preparing evening meals Booking appointments: dentist / doctors […]
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There’s little better in life than a good friend
April 30th, 2018 by Roger Darlington
“According to a recent study by the Red Cross in partnership with Co-op, more than nine million adults in the UK are often or always lonely. We are facing a loneliness epidemic, with Theresa May taking the step earlier this year of appointing Tracey Crouch as what some have dubbed the “minister for loneliness” to […]
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Ever considered applying for a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship?
April 27th, 2018 by Roger Darlington
A Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand your professional and personal horizons by travelling abroad for up to two months, researching innovative practice on a topic of your choice. In 1970, I was awarded one to make a study of the American telecommunications system. Everyone can apply, regardless of age or […]
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What is it like to be the oldest man in Britain?
March 29th, 2018 by Roger Darlington
Bob Weighton is 11o today (as is Alf Smith) and he had given this interview to mark the occasion. Happy birthday and long life, Bob (and Alf).
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In the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the shortest day of the year
December 21st, 2017 by Roger Darlington
It’s known as the Winter Solstice. The shortest day lasts for 7 hours 49 minutes and 41 seconds in London, UK, where I live. This day is 8 hours, 49 minutes shorter than the June Solstice. After this point, the days start getting longer and the nights shorter. Hurray! This information is taken from a fascinating piece […]
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Are you sending Christmas cards this year?
December 19th, 2017 by Roger Darlington
According to this short article: The first Christmas card was in 1843 but the idea took some 20 years to become popular. This year, in the UK we will send an estimated 900 million cards – around 100 million fewer than last year. Some 80% of people in a poll said that they would prefer […]
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The rules for being human
November 27th, 2017 by Roger Darlington
1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. 2. You will learn lessons. You’re enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You […]
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Does truth really matter? Or should we just accept that people have different views?
October 23rd, 2017 by Roger Darlington
I recently had dinner with some friends and we got to discussing truth – as you do. This is a subject I’ve thought about a lot, most recently in the so-called era of post-truth manifested by the utterances of President Trump. Why does truth matter? What techniques do people use to deny truth? What techniques should we […]
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Nine reasons why coffee can benefit your health
October 5th, 2017 by Roger Darlington
I drink a lot of coffee so I was interested to see this analysis of the health benefits of the drink. Cheers, mate!
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How to have a six-month honeymoon and see the world
September 30th, 2017 by Roger Darlington
Earlier this year in May, I had a holiday in Sri Lanka. You can read my account of the trip here. At one point in the holiday, we made an exciting train journey from a town called Nana-Oya to a city called Kandy. On the journey, I met briefly a good-looking young couple who were […]
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