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Visit to Sark (2): first experience of the island
May 21st, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Our journey started with a 6.30 am pick-up by a cab to take us all the way round the North Circular Road from Wembley to London City Airport. There we boarded an ATR 42 turboprop aircraft for the one hour flight to Guernsey. We had a few hours before our ferry, so Vee and I […]
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Visit to Sark (1): our group of 23
May 20th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
In my near 68 years of travel to 69 countries, I’ve only been to the Channel Islands (which I don’t count as a country for my list) once when I attended a trade union conference on Jersey. Today though, I travel to the tiny island of Sark (population just 550), which is located next to Guernsey, […]
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What are the differences between American and British politics?
May 17th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Earlier this week, I spent almost four hours in discussion – much of it recorded – with an American academic visiting London: Professor Gerald Sussman. He is the author of six books and is currently researching for a seventh. As he explained in an introductory e-mail: “I’m a professor of international politics at Portland State […]
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How to work from home
May 13th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
As part of my Friday practice of highlighting advice in the Life Skills section of my web site, today I offer suggestions on “How To Work From Home” here.
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How to build a good team
May 6th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
As part of my Friday practice of highlighting advice in the Life Skills section of my web site, today I offer suggestions on “How To Build A Good Team” here.
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In praise of multi-culturalism
May 5th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
My mother was Italian and came to Britain in 1946 when she married my father who was stationed in Italy with the Royal Air Force. My wife’s father was Czech and married her mother in 1942 when he had fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to fly with the wartime RAF. Our son did a degree in International […]
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Three reasons why Leicester is a great city
May 3rd, 2016 by Roger Darlington
King Richard III is buried there. They are Premier League Champions. My wonderful sister lives there.
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Bluebells herald the arrival of Spring (at last)
April 30th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
Vee with her twin sister Mari among bluebells down on the south coast
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How to be a good leader
April 29th, 2016 by Roger Darlington
As part of my Friday practice of highlighting advice in the Life Skills section of my web site, today I offer suggestions on “How To Be A Good Leader” here.
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Word of the day: bund
April 23rd, 2016 by Roger Darlington
This week, my responsibilities as Chair of the South East Water Customer Panel have dominated my work schedule with no less than four meetings concerning the water sector. At one of these meetings, I heard an unfamiliar word: bund. It refers to an embankment, often providing a promenade. Apparently the origin of the word is […]
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