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Latest news on baby Catrin
February 19th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
My beautiful granddaughter Catrin is now 13 months old and doing really well. The week before last was tough as teeth three and four came through at the top, but this week she has been back to her usual cheerful self. I try to see her for a couple of hours each week, usually collecting […]
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Visit to the land of Hope and Ellie
February 11th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Just over a month ago, I did a posting about the birth of Hope whose mother Ellie had struggled so much to have her first baby at the age of 47, following miscarriages, IVF treatment in Spain, and numerous medical complications and interventions. Hope is now five weeks old and doing well and Ellie is […]
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Should I apply to be the next England football manager?
February 9th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
I have just completed my term as a board member of Consumer Focus and I will shortly complete my term as a member of the Communications Consumer Panel, so I am looking for a new paid appointment. I see that there is suddenly a vacancy for the role of manager of the England football team […]
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A small victory over an unfair system
February 7th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Ten months ago, I did a posting about how I had accompanied a good friend of mine with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) to an interview as part of a Work Capability Assessment (WCA) because he had applied for the new Employment & Support Allowance (ESA). He was refused the ESA, he appealed, and today he had […]
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My new opportunity to promote digital inclusion
February 6th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
I was not an early user of the Internet and indeed for a while I really lacked confidence online – as I’ve explained here. But, when I became more familiar with the Net, I became passionate about how it could transform lives, organisations and societies and the desirability of achieving the highest possible number of […]
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Now we have snow too
February 4th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
The last week has seen bitterly cold weather here in London and today as forecast the snow arrived. Of course, in the last couple of weeks most of Europe has suffered an exceptionally cold spell. How are things with you?
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A (sleeping) babe in arms
January 24th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
This afternoon, I collected my granddaughter Catrin from her nursery as I do from time to time to help out her parents. I found that she had been running a temperature because she has some sort of fever. Back at her flat, she was not her usual joyful self. She did not want to crawl […]
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Baby Catrin one year old today
January 17th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Did I mention that i have a beautiful granddaughter called Catrin? I thought I might have made reference to her. Well, little Catrin is one year old today. I was present at her birth day [see posting here] and I will be there for her birthday (I’m babysitting while mom and dad go out for […]
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What are we going to do about Iran’s nuclear intentions?
January 12th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
I am especially interested in the future of Iran since I visited the country only two years ago and know how much people there would like a more liberal regime. You can read my account of the trip here. This week, we have the news that a fourth attack has been made on a scientist […]
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The scandal that is the WCA
January 12th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Nine months ago, I did a posting about how I had accompanied a good friend of mine with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) to an interview as part of a Work Capability Assessment (WCA) because he had applied for the new Employment & Support Allowance (ESA). He was refused the ESA, he appealed, and he has now been […]
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