Archive for June, 2014


The 70th anniversary of D-Day: remembering how it happened and the price that was paid

June 6th, 2014 by Roger Darlington

The D-Day landings at Normandy on 6 June 1944 was the largest maritime invasion in world history. It was a success but at a heavy cost in lives. The “Mirror” newspaper has a summary of the timeline of the invasion and a map showing the locations of the attack and the death toll at each […]

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Is Britain still really a Christian country? And, if not, how can we be good?

June 5th, 2014 by Roger Darlington

According to the research by Peter Brierley, whose second edition of “UK Church Statistics” is due to be published soon, in 2013, there were 5.4 million church members in the UK, a mere 10% of the adult population, taken as 15 and over, 300,000 fewer than five years previously in 2008, when it was 12%. […]

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A record time with my wonderful granddaughter Catrin

June 3rd, 2014 by Roger Darlington

Regular readers of this blog will know of my affection for my granddaughter Catrin who is now three and third years old. I’ve been so fortunate that, since the day of her birth, I’ve been able to see her approximately once a week and regularly babysit for her parents. On several occasions, I’ve looked after […]

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The tale of an unsung hero

June 2nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington

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Why racism is on the rise in so many democratic states

June 2nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington

“The limited ability of national governments to pursue any agenda that has not first been endorsed by international capital and its proxies is no longer simply the cross they have to bear; it is the cross to which we have all been nailed. The nation state is the primary democratic entity that remains. But given […]

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