Archive for August, 2011
Should rich Americans pay more tax?
August 16th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Britain is a very unequal society in terms of distribution of income and wealth – and this has to have been a factor (although not the whole story by far) in the recent riots. But the United States is an even more unequal society and (like the UK) becoming more so. So there is a […]
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Could the Republican candidate be a supporter of Dominionism?
August 16th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
As the Republican Party in the United States starts the process of choosing its candidate to oppose Barack Obama in the Presidential election of November 2012, the field is narrowing to such an extent that the eventual candidate might be a supporter of the movement known as Dominionism which has been described as a belief […]
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A large family gathering in Leicester
August 14th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
My sister Silvia, who lives in Leicester, is the earth mother cum social secretary of the family and ensures that on regular occasions we all get together at her place. Usually the occasion is Christmas or a birthday with a nought in it. Today though was a special occasion: the celebration of the arrival of […]
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Review of “Rise Of Planet Of The Apes”
August 13th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
It’s 10 years since Tim Burton did a reboot of “Planet Of The Apes” [my review here]. But now, after no less than six films in the franchise, we have a sequel – see my review here.
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A whole day in the world of the movies
August 13th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
As I’ve explained here, I’m an enormous enthusiast for the cinema. But it was only yesterday that I attended my first all-day movie event accompanied by my young film buddy Spence. The event was the “Big Screen” organised by “Empire” magazine which I take monthly. The venue was the O2 which I’ve not been to […]
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A review of “Sarah’s Key”
August 11th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
You might feel that you’ve seen enough Holocaust-themed films, but French-language “Sarah’s Key” is different and well-worth viewing. I’ve reviewed it here.
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A review of “The Way Back”
August 11th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
Could you escape from a wartime Siberian gulag? Could you then walk 4,000 miles to India? That what the characters in this film do. Check out my review here.
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A thoughtful comment on the rioting and looting
August 11th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
The political lobbying organisation Compass has produced this statement.
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First publication of one of my short stories
August 11th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I’m been writing short stories for a couple of years now and have composed 27 in all which you can read here. For the first time, one of my short stories has just been published. The publication is the current issue of the “British Czech And Slovak Review” and the story is “The Edge Of […]
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A good day in London – in spite of the tension
August 10th, 2011 by Roger Darlington
I spent the day in central London with my step-mother. We both had no hesitation in visiting the city centre in spite of the riots in various parts of the city over the last few nights. Life has to go on and the police have got the city clamped down. We saw many more police […]
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