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Roshan Doug

Review: Kris Kristofferson, at Birmingham Town Hall

Very few singers write more beautifully than Kristofferson. Even Willie Nelson acknowledged this in one or two of his songs.Read

Review: Kicking Off, Old Joint Stock Theatre

Although Bramwell shies away from describing his new play as a political piece, it is actually just that.Read

A Birmingham suburban world shaken apart by burglary

Roshan Doug discusses the helpless anger he felt after his house fell prey to burglarsRead

Roshan Doug: The taxpayer foots the bill for failed organisations

Am I the only person in this world who is horrified at the recent situation concerning the world of banking and the extent to which governments are going out of their ways to inject it with billions of pounds.Read

Roshan Doug: Primitive Mirpuri culture stands in the way of love

Now please don’t think I’m having a cheap shot at Muslims in this column – especially as it’s the fasting month. Read

Roshan Doug: India lingers lovingly over British past

I don’t know if you are aware but it’s the 61st anniversary of Indian Independence.Read

Roshan Doug: I’m downing tools for the break

Caveat: don’t read this column if you’re hoping for something good to happen like the characters in Waiting for Godot.Read

Roshan Doug: Abu Qatada and the judges with their heads buried

Last Tuesday - and bizarre as it might sound - the radical cleric Abu Qatada, described, questionably, as 'Bin Laden's right hand man in Europe' was released on bail from Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire. This follows last month's Court of Appeal's blocking our government's plan to deport him to Jordan where he has been convicted of involvement in terror attacks.Read

Roshan Doug: Breastfeeding in public is all wrong

The west end of London, near Covent Garden is a hideously expensive place to have even a mediocre hot dog from a street vendor - let alone a proper meal in a decent restaurant.Read

Roshan Doug: Happiness is whatever fills up your tank

Out of the blue, before I had even opened the Sunday papers - my son confronted me with a philosophical enquiry. "What's the meaning of happiness, dad?" he asked chewing on his traditional breakfast - toast and a glass of cola.Read

Roshan Doug: It's time I did what I get paid for

Readers of my blog on The Birmingham Post website will know that I tried this week to develop a dialogue - or so I thought. Read

Roshan Doug: Sensing more than one type of seismic tremor

Aworry about myself sometimes. Twice I've slept through an earthquake - once when I was teaching in Athens back in the Eighties during a siesta and then early yesterday morning before dawn. Even my teenage 'get-real' son, who can sleep through anything was woken to some kind of a rattling.Read

Roshan Doug: New legend in the banking world

I've always been fascinated by 'white collar crime' - what you and I would call fraud.Read

Author Profile

News blogger Roshan Doug is a poet and critic. He has written four collections of poetry, including his most recent The Delicate Falling of a God (2002) inspired by the events of 11th September 2001. He is also a member of the Poetry Society of Great Britain and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.