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Trouble at the manger
December 13th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
At my granddaughter’s nursery, casting is now complete for the nativity play. She has been cast as an innkeeper but she wants to be an angel (figures). Her best friend has been cast as a donkey but she wants to be Mary (diva). I feel another religious war coming on …
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The tradition continues: the Darlington Christmas letter
December 7th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I are spending evenings writing Christmas cards to friends at home and abroad. We like to pass on some news but can’t write too much in each card, so as usual we are using the format of a Christmas letter which many say they enjoy. You can read the letter for 2014 here.
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Are you right- or left-handed?
December 6th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
There are some fascinating facts and figures about right-handedness and left-handedness in this news paper article. I am right-handed – except with a knife and fork. I rationalise this by the following arguments: The fork does twice as much work as the knife – it holds the food and transfers it to the mouth, whereas […]
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The newest and nicest hotel on my recent travels
December 5th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I have just returned from a trip to Sheffield where I attended a Board Meeting and Annual General Meeting of the Tinder Foundation where I am a non-exective Board member. I stayed overnight at a newly-opened boutique hotel called Brocco on the Park. It has eight rooms, all with delightful decor and excellent facilities, and […]
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My new role at the communications regulator Ofcom
December 5th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I am pleased to announce that, following an open selection process, the communications regulator Ofcom has appointed me as Chair of the Consumer Forum for Communications (CFC). I am not new to Ofcom – I was the Member for England on the Communications Consumer Panel for eight and half years – and I am not […]
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The oldest working astronomical clock in the world – and one of the most splendid clocks you will ever see
December 1st, 2014 by Roger Darlington
On our last day of a long weekend in Prague, Vee and I were strolling through the Old Town Square when we heard the astronomical clock at the Old Town Hall strike the hour. We have enjoyed this experience many, many times but each occasion is quite magical, This is the oldest working astronomical clock […]
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Near freezing but warm welcome in Prague
November 28th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Since Vee and I have each been to the Czech Republic more than 20 times, we have seen Prague in all seasons and all weathers and somehow it is a city which looks and feels magical in any circumstance. On this visit, the temperature is just above freezing and I’m glad that I brought a […]
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Another visit to beautiful Prague
November 27th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
In the late 1980s, Vee (whose father was a Czech pilot in the war) re-established contact with her family – the Kuttelwaschers – in what was then Czechoslovakia and, about the same time, we first met the Czech doctor Pavel whose wife and children – the Horvaths – became as close as family to us. […]
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Have you ever been to an unconference?
November 20th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I’m a non-executive Board member of the Tinder Foundation which promotes digital inclusion in the UK. This week, the organisation had its annual conference in the BT Headquarters in London which I attended. But the evening before it had an unconference in the London offices of Google which I also attended. It was my first […]
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A couple of days in my old home city of Manchester
November 8th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
From time to time, I’m invited to lecture to visiting delegations from China, usually in London. This week, I was asked to go to Manchester to give a couple of such lectures and I agreed since I was brought in Manchester (I left when I was 23) and still have relatives there. So I went […]
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