Roger Darlington

This is Zimbabwe

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 21, 2008   1 related          

It's difficult for the conventional media to report what is happened in Zimbabwe, but bloggers in the country are helping us to understand the true horrors and political manoeuvring. Check out the blog called THis is Zimbabwe.                

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Detention of Radovan Karadzic

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 22, 2008   1,886 related          

I am delighted by the news that at long last Bosnian Serb war crimes perpetrator Radovan Karadzic has been arrested in Serbia after 12 years on the run. This could - and should - have happened many years ago. I was recently in...                

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"Lawrence Of Arabia"

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 20, 2008          

I'm a massive movie fan and have almost 1900 titles in my card index system of films that I've seen. One of my all-time favourites is "Lawrence Of Arabia" (1963) directed by David Lean. This afternoon, I saw it for the 10th...                

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"The Measure Of America"

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 18, 2008   26 related          

Many people around the world - especially those in developing countries - think that the USA is a country in which everyone enjoys a good standard of living and has a long and healthy life. Of course, compared to most other...                

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A clever use of the Net

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 17, 2008          

The British trade union Unison is running a campaign on behalf of 600,000 local government workers who are taking action because employers are asking them to take a pay cut. The union's web site provides six ways to use the Net...                

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Understanding the Qur'an

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 16, 2008          

This week, Channel Four screened a two-hour programme on the Islamic holy book the Qur'an. This was television at its best: a thoughtful, informed and balanced examination of an important and controversial subject with global...                

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Rating your doctor

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 13, 2008   14 related          

A new British web site opens today which enables all citizens to rate their doctors and comment on the treatment received. The site is called "I want great care". As this article explains, the initiative is controversial with...                

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Lunch with Jesus

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 12, 2008          

This week, I visited Lisbon for professional purposes in order to give a presentation on next generation broadband on behalf of the Ofcom Consumer Panel. I was only in the city for 48 hours but I managed to do a lot: a day at...                

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What's your favourite Beatles song?

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 10, 2008   8 related          

Each 10 July, Liverpool celebrates Beatles Day. The event marks the anniversary of the Fab Four’s triumphant homecoming to Liverpool after they conquered America in 1964. This year, various famous people have been asked for...                

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Off to Lisbon

bloggers4labour.org     Jul 7, 2008          

I'm off now for a couple of days to visit Lisbon and speak at a conference on next generation broadband. You can check out the programme here. My only previous visits to Lisbon were in 1993 and 1996 but I loved it [short note...                

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