Archive for July, 2015
A review of “Terminator Genisys”
July 5th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
He said he would be back and Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the “Terminator” role at the age of 67. So, was it worth the wait? You can read my review here.
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The future of our post offices
July 4th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
I’ve been interested in post offices since 1978 when I became Research Officer at the Post Office Engineering Union (POEU) which later became the National Communications Union (NCU) and is now the Communication Workers Union (CWU). I spent 24 years as a trade union official before taking early retirement. This week, I chaired the Post […]
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A review of the film “Danny Collins”
July 4th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
You might not have heard of this movie and the title is hardly a come-on, but it’s treat – full of warmth and pathos. You’ll find my review here.
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Trade unions are central to improving productivity
July 3rd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
As someone who was a national trade union official for 24 years, I was pleased to see this short piece by John Earls, Head of Research at Unite, arguing the case for involving unions in the drive to increase productivity in the UK economy.
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Today is Employee Ownership Day – so what’s it like working for a mutual?
July 3rd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Created by the Employee Ownership Association in 2013 and supported by business, an array of trade and industry groups and across the political spectrum, Employee Ownership Day is a unique opportunity to highlight and celebrate the significant benefits employee ownership delivers to the UK economy. Now, as it happens, I am on the Board of […]
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My 17th short story: “Nostalgic Reminiscence”
July 3rd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
I remember being at school at the aged of 15 and, in our English class, we had to study a poem. Our teacher told us that the work was imbued with “nostalgic reminiscence”. At the time, i had no idea what this emotion felt like; half a century later, I certainly do. So I offer […]
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The impossible escape from North Korea of Ji Seong-ho
July 1st, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Ji Seong-ho is a North Korean defector who grew up during the country’s terrible famine in the 1990s. In order to survive, Ji would exchange stolen coal for food on the black market. While taking coal from a train car in 1996, a malnourished Ji lost consciousness and fell onto the tracks, losing his left […]
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Thought the western had bit the dust? Think again.
July 1st, 2015 by Roger Darlington
One of the best films on current release – at least in the UK – is an independent work by a first-time writer and director. He’s British but the subject is a western called “Slow West”. You can read my review here.
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