Archive for December, 2006
Keeping you posted
December 14th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Today the Government announced a major closure programme for our post offices – some 2,500 will go between summer 2007 and the end of 2008. The story leaked over the weekend and so I’ve done a number of radio interview this week on the subject of behalf of Postwatch. Altogether I’ve done five interviews, making […]
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World’s tallest man saves dolphin
December 14th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Sounds fishy, I know. but it’s a true story.
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A picture of Iraq
December 13th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
The problems of achieving peace in Iraq stem in large part from its location between other nation states which have their own reasons either to ferment violence there or not to want to become involved in combating the violence. You can see a pictorial representation of the pressure vault that is Iraq here
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Who controls Baghdad?
December 13th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
The sectarian divide between Shite and Sunni Muslims in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad becomes ever wider, as the suicide bombing continues and the respective militias carve up local districts. There now exists an ‘arc’ of domination by Shiite militias in the north of Baghdad, while Sunni militias have carved out a few enclaves in […]
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Who is the British Obama?
December 12th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
In my previous posting, I talk – as I have on many previous occasions – about the American politician Barack Obama. His mother is white and his father is from Africa. He is young, charismatic and black and is the strongest candidate to be the first man of colour to bid for the top job […]
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“Run, Obama, run!”
December 12th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
In an echo of the call to Forrest Gump, this was the appeal to Democratic Senator Barack Obama. Significantly the call was made by an enthusiast in New Hampshire and the request was to run for the Democratic candidacy for the US Presidential race in 2008. Read more here. Now I first blogged about Obama […]
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Royal Mail tries to be cool – and fails
December 11th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
Royal Mail has just issued a media release about the correct packing of parcels for the Christmas post – which is sensible enough. It builds the release around the posting of a video on YouTube made by three Royal Mail staff members. What could be cooler than the company that runs our snail mail system […]
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What’s happened to British politics?
December 11th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
“In the face of the complex economic and social challenge that globalisation represents, I don’t think it’s enough to praise the open economy and leave it at that. The only serious option is indeed an open economy in an open society, but it is also our responsibility to tell the whole truth – that globalisation […]
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Christmas has started
December 9th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
It’s two weeks to Christmas and this year we’re doing quite well at getting prepared. We’ve bought a new artificial Christmas tree from John Lewis with built-in eco-friendly lights. This afternoon, I put it all together and Vee decorated it. No presents yet, but it’s a good start … Next we have to start writing […]
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How God created heaven and earth in six days
December 9th, 2006 by Roger Darlington
You can read the Bible or, if you’re pushed for time, you can find out here.
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