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A chance to play the piano in public
June 15th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
As a Londoner, I use St Pancras railway station quite a lot. These days, it is a terrific venue with a central concourse full of shops and cafes. Also located in the concourse are a couple of pianos that can be used by anyone at any time. I think that this is a great idea […]
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A welcome birthday present and a very sobering conversation
June 14th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Later this month, I’m 65 (I know – I don’t look old enough!). As a result. the National Health Service invited me to a screening for something called abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) which is a weakening of the main blood vessel that supplies blood to your body. The appointment was this morning. Not surprisingly for […]
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Sunshine arrives in London – at long last
May 26th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Today was a brilliant day. After a spring which is set to prove the coldest since 1979, we had glorious weather today. Our Chinese ‘family’ – Zhihao, Hua and their six old son Joshua – visited us in London. First, we had lunch in our favourite local cafe: “The Doll’s House” at Harrow-on-the Hill where […]
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If you were faced with an armed terrorist, what would you do?
May 25th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Would you attempt to flee the scene or would you walk up to the terrorist and engage him in conversation? Here in my home city of London, this week two Muslim fundamentalists hacked to death a soldier in broad daylight as he walked in a street in Woolwich. One remarkable woman, named Ingrid Loyau-Kennet, approached […]
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My introduction to e-government services
May 23rd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
One of the huge potential benefits of widespread Internet connectivity and digital literacy is the development of online government services at both national and local level. Although I have been using the Net for 18 years now, it was not until very recently that I have entered the world of e-government services. I imagine that, […]
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Practical advice at my local station on the London Underground
May 22nd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
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More time with American friends in Dover
May 19th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Two years ago, Vee and I drove down to Dover for the weekend to spend some time with our close American friends Mike and Laura Grace who had crossed the Atlantic on the “Celebrity Constellation” and docked in the port for a few hours. You can read my blog posting on the occasion here. One […]
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121 photos of our recent holiday round the world
May 17th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Vee and I spent all of March on a month’s holiday that was the longest and furthest we have been away: Australia and New Zealand with stop-overs in Bangkok and San Francisco, making it truly a round the world experience. Since I was blogging about the trip each day, when I came home, I was […]
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Ofcom. Ofwat. Off to both …
May 13th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
This morning, I have an appointment at the London headquarters of Ofcom, the communications regulator. We have a meeting of the 4G/TV Coexistence Oversight Board of at800, the body responsible for the mitigation measures for interference of 4G mobile services on digital terrestrial television, and I shall be there in my capacity as the Non-Executive Member with a special interest […]
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What do I think about the Internet?
May 7th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I gave this interview to Virgin Media.
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