Archive for September, 2010
Cut public expenditure – but not here
September 6th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
The “Daily Telegraph” has a story today which confirms the growing evidence that British voters are in favour of public expenditure cuts in general but have problems with such cuts in particular programmes, especially those that incur heavy expenditure such as health and education. The other interesting feature of this news item is the suggestion […]
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Spitfires, Hurricanes and Czechs
September 5th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
When I was younger, I used to attend a couple of air displays each year in pursuance of my lifelong interest in aviation. But it’s been six years since I went to a display – until today. My wife Vee and I spent the day at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire, partly to […]
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What’s happening in Australia?
September 4th, 2010 by Roger Darlington
In June, a General Election in the UK led to the incumbent Labour Government losing its majority. Following the indecisive outcome of the poll, a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition was formed in five days – the first coalition government for 70 years. Two weeks ago, a Federal Election in Australia led to the incumbent Labor Government […]
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“A Question Of Life”
September 3rd, 2010 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just published on my web site my latest – the 24th – short story. It’s entitled “A Question Of Life” and it’s unusual in dealing with some issues around the Holocaust. Please read it and and let me know what you think. You’ll find all my other stories here.
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Forgotten World (220): Monaco
September 3rd, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Monaco is the second-smallest independent state in the world (after the Vatican City). It is a playground for tourists and a haven for the wealthy, the former drawn by its climate and the beauty of its setting and the latter by its advantageous tax regime. The country – a constitutional monarchy – is surrounded on […]
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Forgotten World (219): Guadeloupe
September 2nd, 2010 by Roger Darlington
The French territory of Guadeloupe with a population of 400,000 is a centre of Caribbean Creole culture. French, African and Caribbean influences infuse its music, dance, food and widely-spoken patois. Guadeloupe’s economy is kept afloat by public salaries and credits from Paris. Unemployment has been a long-running malaise, although its effects are tempered by France’s […]
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Forgotten World (218): Bermuda
September 1st, 2010 by Roger Darlington
Bermuda, a densely-populated British overseas territory in the western Atlantic Ocean, is an archipelago of seven main islands which is one of the world’s most prosperous economies. This wealth is largely down to the islands’ offshore finance industry; more than 13,000 international companies have made the self-governing territory their nominal base. The population is a […]
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