Archive for March, 2021
Some (brief) personal views on THAT interview
March 9th, 2021 by Roger Darlington
In my 72 years, I’ve never met a member of the British Royal Family and have never had any wish to do so. I don’t read the tabloid press so I’ve missed most of the gossip around the various royal personages. I’ve not seen one episode of “The Crown”. But I did watch the interview […]
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Always look on the bright side of life
March 8th, 2021 by Roger Darlington
Sometime ago, I wrote a rather tongue-in-cheek piece about “Why It’s Fun To Be In One’s Sixties Or Seventies In Britain”. Today England started the 15-week process of lifting the restrictions imposed for the third lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic. The main change is the return to school of children. This made me think about […]
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Just how worried should we be by the threat of terrorism?
March 6th, 2021 by Roger Darlington
I am currently reading “21 Lessons For The 21st Century” by the Israeli writer Yuval Noah Harari. I am stunned by the breadth of his knowledge of different subjects, different nations and different periods of history. In a chapter of terrorism, he asks us to keep threats to life in perspective: “Since 11 September 2001, […]
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How well do you know the flags of the world?
March 4th, 2021 by Roger Darlington
I am currently reading “21 Lessons For The 21st Century” by the Israeli writer Yuval Noah Harari. I am stunned by the breadth of his knowledge of different subjects, different nations and different periods of history. In a chapter about how the world has become a global civilisation, he instances how flags of the world […]
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How important is touch – both in times of pandemic and beyond?
March 3rd, 2021 by Roger Darlington
When was the last time you touched someone you don’t live with? One day last March, probably; you’re not sure of the date. Did you shake hands with a new colleague at work? Did your coat brush against another commuter’s on the train? Did someone bump your elbow and mutter an apology when rushing past […]
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