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Why are oil prices rising so fast? (5)
August 5th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
On 23 June, the BBC carried a report on its web site which stated: “Despite an emerging global consensus that oil prices are dangerously high, there seems little chance of the cost of oil falling significantly in the near future.” On the very same day, I carried a posting on this blog which stated: “If […]
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Labour troubles in South Korea
August 5th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
About ten days ago, the South Korean government issued arrest warrants for the leaders of the country’s trade union movement. Among those named were the President, Vice President and General Secretary of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), as well as leaders of affiliated unions. The KCTU Vice President was arrested by police and […]
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The American presidential election (53)
August 4th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The presumptive Democratic candidate in the US Presidential race Barack Obama is 47 today. Hopefully, he will celebrate his next eight birthdays in the White House. His Republican opponent John McCain will be 72 on 29 August. Hopefully, he will celebrate many more birthdays in the Senate.
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Free Wellington Chibebe and Lovemore Matombo
July 30th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Some weeks ago, I did a posting about Lovemore Matombo and Wellington Chibebe, the President and General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). They were arrested on 8 May for speaking out about the state-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe – or as Robert Mugabe’s government put it “spreading falsehoods prejudicial to the State”. […]
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The American presidential election (52)
July 27th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The rise and rise of Barack Obama continues … Many comparisons have been made with John F Kennedy and certainly such a reference is not lost on Obama’s chief strategic David Axelrod who was inspired by JFK at the early age of five as explained in this profile. Personally I think that Obama has the […]
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The American presidential election (51)
July 24th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
You can read the full text of Barack Obama’s speech to an estimated quarter of a million Berliners today here. I just hope that the manifest support for Obama of so many non-Americans does not lead to an adverse reaction in the USA. America and the world need him in the White House.
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Nelson Mandela: his 8 lessons of leadership
July 24th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
This article from “Time” magazine to mark Mandela’s 90th birthday makes for an interesting read. I have produced my own advice on “How To Be A Good Leader”.
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Detention of Radovan Karadzic
July 22nd, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I am delighted by the news that at long last Bosnian Serb war crimes perpetrator Radovan Karadzic has been arrested in Serbia after 12 years on the run. This could – and should – have happened many years ago. I was recently in Sarajevo [my account here] and heard at first hand some of the […]
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This is Zimbabwe
July 21st, 2008 by Roger Darlington
It’s difficult for the conventional media to report what is happened in Zimbabwe, but bloggers in the country are helping us to understand the true horrors and political manoeuvring. Check out the blog called This is Zimbabwe.
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The American presidential election (50)
July 18th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The is the 50th time that I’ve blogged on the US Presidential race – one posting for each state. They have been serious comments – so this time let’s have a little levity.
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