Archive for August, 2008


The American presidential election (60)

August 31st, 2008 by Roger Darlington

Barack Obama has only one bigger fan here in London and that’s Karin Robinson who leads the Obama in London campaign. You can read her latest comments on the candidate here. The big difference between Karin and me is that as an American she actually has a vote. Of course, if the world citizenry was […]

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The last day of ‘summer’

August 31st, 2008 by Roger Darlington

Officially it’s the last day of summer but, here in London, we’ve had thunder, lightning and heavy rain. It’s looks as if this August will turn out to have been the wettest in the UK for a century – but I still believe in global warning. Spare a moment though to think about the victims […]

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The day we almost died

August 31st, 2008 by Roger Darlington

How did we get here? We could have come from another planet; or God could have created the world in six days; or humankind could be the product of a long, slow, almost accidental process of evolution. I subscribe firmly to the last explanation. But how smooth and linear was that evolutionary process? There’s an […]

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The American presidential election (59)

August 29th, 2008 by Roger Darlington

The current presidential race in the United States is the most exciting of my lifetime which is why, with still two months to go, I’ve already blogged on it almost 60 times. The last 24 hours have been particularly exciting. First, the Democratic National Convention in Denver ended its fourth and last day with an […]

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Reasons to be cheerful

August 29th, 2008 by Roger Darlington

Barack Obama has become the first African-American to be nominated a US presidential candidate by a major political party. In terms of gold medals won, Team GB achieved the best performance for the UK in the Beijing Olympics in any Games for a century. The summer is virtually over – here in London, it has […]

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Reasons to be be fearful

August 29th, 2008 by Roger Darlington

The President of Russia tells the world that he is ready for a new Cold War. Seven years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden is still at large. The credit crunch is taking the US and UK economies into recession.

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Reasons to be tearful

August 29th, 2008 by Roger Darlington

There is still no resolution of the conflict in Darfur. There is still no power-sharing agreement in Zimbabwe. We still don’t what happened to little Madeleine McCann.

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The American presidential election (58)

August 28th, 2008 by Roger Darlington

I know that I’m viewing (on CNN) the Democratic National Convention almost a day after the actual proceedings but I’m really enjoying seeing and hearing the key speeches in full. Day Three was wonderful stuff: – the roll call of the state delegations with Hillary Clinton halting the process once it was clear that Barack […]

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The American presidential election (57)

August 27th, 2008 by Roger Darlington

I’ve now caught up with Day Two of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The day’s highlight was, of course, the speech of Senator Hillary Clinton which was preceded by a video and attended by her husband and daughter. It was a powerful and eloquent address that gave as much support to Barack Obama as […]

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What were you doing when …?

August 27th, 2008 by Roger Darlington

The Conservative blogger Iain Dale has started a meme which invites those other bloggers who’ve been tagged to explain what they were doing on five key dates. I have been tagged for this meme by former Labour MP Harry Barnes, so I guess I’ll have to rise to the challenge – although I won’t inflict […]

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