Archive for May, 2015
My Bank Holiday weekend cinema viewing: three very different new releases
May 6th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
First, there was the superhero blockbuster sequel “Avengers: Age Of Ultron” which I have reviewed here. Second, I viewed the cheap and uncheerful but effective horror movie “Unfriended” which I have reviewed here. Third, there was a new version of the Thomas Hardy story “Far From The Madding Crowd” which I have reviewed here.
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British general election (14): what does my local Conservative candidate think is the key issue in his campaign?
May 3rd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
I live in the constituency of Brent North in north-west London where the sitting Labour MP is Barry Gardiner who is standing for re-election and expected to win. His Conservative opponent is Luke Parker and, in an earlier posting, I highlighted how his initial leaflet supported something called “compassionate reform of the benefit system”. Four days […]
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British general election (13): why has Ed Miliband ruled out a coalition or deal with the SNP?
May 3rd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Some of my Labour-leaning friends cannot understand why Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has been so categorical in ruling out a coalition or even a deal with the Scottish National Party. They look at the polls and see the likelihood of Labour and SNP together winning a majority of seats and think that the arithmetic […]
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The changing shape and functionality of the mobile phone
May 2nd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
An inside pocket on my brown jacket Of course, my iPhone 6 does not look a bit like this – which shows either how old my jacket is or how fast mobile technology is developing.
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My 8th short story: “The Dinner Party”
May 1st, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Interesting conversations can happen at a dinner party and interesting consequences can follow – those were the themes of one of my short stories. You can read it here.
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