Archive for March, 2015
British man in secret detention in Ethiopia eight months after rendition
March 4th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
I have recently returned from a two-week holiday in Ethiopia, so I am very disturbed about the case of Andargachew ‘Andy’ Tsege. Tsege, a British national of Ethiopian origin who is Secretary General of the outlawed Ethiopian opposition group Ginbot 7, disappeared at Sana’a airport in Yemen on 23 June 2014 while he was travelling to […]
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Have you thought of opting for a water meter?
March 3rd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Today, I chair the last meeting of the Customer Challenge Group at South East Water which has spent three years critiquing the company’s customer engagement programme and resultant business plan for 2015-2020. However, I have signed a two-year contract to chair a successor Customer Panel which will monitor how well the company actually fulfils this […]
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Bibi or not Bibi? That is the question (for Israelis)
March 2nd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
If you think British political opinion is very fluid at the present time and that the result of the General Election in two months is impossible to forecast, spare a thought for Israeli voters who go to the polls in less than three weeks time. Incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the Likud Party Binyamin […]
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Almost 90 photos of our holiday in Ethiopia
March 1st, 2015 by Roger Darlington
A week ago, I put on my web site a detailed account our our two-week holiday in Ethiopia. Now I have added 89 photographs to the text, You can view them here.
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