tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353068522012-02-16T07:59:06.013ZGeneral Rants and CommentsChris Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03500324390359801953noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35306852.post-31713100345369793592010-05-20T08:34:00.000+01:002010-05-20T08:35:47.248+01:00

When is privacy, privacy?Facebook has become our first line of interface with the outside world is this a bad thing ?No as long as we all remember that every interaction with that outside world may become public-no it can't I hear you cry I set all the privacy settings only my friends can see itWrong facebook sells your information to others it's analysis of what you write is storedI have no real

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Very interesting podcast at guardian tech weekly 11/05 on e campaigning and lost chances well worth a listen-- Post From My iPhone

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I for one is happy with the arrangments yhst have lead to this coalition Ok for years I have detested what the Tories stand for However time for change how can we change to open constructive government without constructive open debate that's what democracy is discussion agreement and compremise however this does not mean selling out or throwing a tantrum this is the first lesson we teach children

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I am not sure they did !!At the time of writing the lib Dems are on 23% of the vote up on last time and the polsters have a 3% margin of error so that's around 26%.Wednesday saw polls of 27% that's about spot on if you ask me.It's to early to give any real comments but just a few thoughts of my ownThe present voting system does not allow for a clegg effect The Tories have learned how to fight our

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I have been a Lib Dem and b4 that a Liberal activist for some 25 years. This has been my first time watching from the wings in a GE as it were.I was thinking how the world has changed, politics that long ago was not so much of a dirty word I was proud to stand up and be counted as a liberal and a social democrat even the paddy pants down jokes and in the late 80's name changes I could laugh

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If the lib Dems could not fundermentally get into bed with the Tories this does not mean they could not if need be to form part of a government. For this would be the will of the electorate.Fundermentally I don't beleive in private air flight though if I were rich and famous and for personal security this was needed I may have to do I something I fundermentally disagreed with. What is the

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Is it just me or are the media and old school party hacks from the tories and labour, floundering around as Nicks performance last week has thrown the whole process open.Are they desperate to see what happens this week before they jump of the fence and come up with line they can all stick with.This is the first GE for 23 years I have been able to take a back seat and watch the media not being

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sitting here again in a hospital bed, well not so much sitting as lying in pain, oral morph is great though. I thought for once I for once would praise the NHS the staff here are fantastic so much of a change over my first visit just over two years ago or have i got used to it, have i learnt the system. ASK if you want orange squash in your water for example you just ask and it appears. and the

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Just thought I would add that I ignored all advice today and drove to work fantastic journey no idiots at all.The old Saab loved the ice &snow and I got loads of work doneLooking forward to weekend though

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What a lot of hysteria about nothing again the press and BBC in particular have over hyped a mere smattering of snow and Ice. Yes in a few areas 6 inches of snow fell maybe even 8 but hey some countries that happens every day throughout the winter, here 1 day and its all over. Why oh why do we have to make such an issue, when will our drivers learn, slow down, be careful and don't break hard, if

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Now i know its bad and we can not drive in it because of idiot drivers, but how the Scandinavians must laugh at us Brits, the country has come to a complete standstill with no trains, buses or tubes?? why because we have had the annual day of snow. I have been to Finland, Sweden and Norway in the winter and this is a mere sparrows cough to them, have you ever seen the sea frozen, looks like a

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I can blog from live writer as well good old microsoft CJ

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Hi again test post from Iphone

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After a few months away from the weblog world, I am back again with some new discussions etc.. watch this space for updates. also if you want you can now follow me on Twitter @cejennings facebook, msn etc..So hows life great the new job is going well, but the bankers have put a bit of a strain on things but going in the right directionBlog soonCJ

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Hi all,Thought I should post about the life changes I am making at present, after 5 years I have decided reluctantly to leave Peverel OM Ltd and try my hand at pastures new. I have been offered and accepted a fantastic opportunity to become Operations Manager of a small but growing security company in Cheshunt, so back to Herfordshire, after 20 years in Oxfordshire. Well working anyway. Bit of a

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How smug do I feel?Twice today I have read and seen further evidence of my campaign that clearly shows that Britain is in the third world when it comes to technology and its internet access.Fast broadband ROFL.There was I watching the tv this lunchtime, good old John Craven on his weekly countryfile slot, low an behold a story about rural areas and the speed of broadband and the stifling effect

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I was thinking today, just before I buy my euros for our annual trip to Normandy, has the euro finally won the big pound v euro debate. Why on earth did we not join in 2001 where have all the euro skeptics gone, crying over their empty wallets I believe.In 2003 when I first went to Normandy the exchange rate was about 62p todays rates is 79p that in real terms mean that for every pound that we

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Dear All,Time for a diet update, its 14 days since i started my diet again and after 2 weeks have lost about 1/2 stone. I was 18st 8lbs this morning, i started at just over 19 st again. Reasonably happy with this as i have tried to be sensible in my eating habits, enjoying the odd teat etc...Next step is cutting out the late night nibbles, trying to eat apples etc... instead of too many starchy

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Following a discussion with my my brother yesterday, I began thinking again about the state this country is in. I thought that I needed to put down in writing some of the issues that really get to me on a daily basis, I am not saying I think of them all daily, however, when you spend as much time on your own as I do travelling to and from London on the M4 or M40 you begin to think that no one

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After writing my last post, sitting in the Premier Inn. I got to thinking about both sides of the technology debate, as an individual I have an average working knowledge of what can be acheived with modern computer technology. The thoughts arose from the conversation I had over dinner with the chap on the next table who worked for Beefeater implementing their new IT system and a conversation

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Ok you all know how sad I am when it comes to gadgets, I have got to have the latest Gizmo be it an ipod classic or xbox.How annoyed was I when listening on the way into work this morning to the Ipod and the very interesting podcast TWIP (this week in photography) well I find it interesting! The discussion was about taking photos in Africa, a listener had asked what was the biggest flash card he

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I heard a frightening statistic today, did you know that 1in 4 thats 25% of all children in London aged 10 have never been outside to play on their own.How on earth are they ever going to learn how to fend for themselves when they have never climbed a tree without mum watching or ever cycled round the block just for the sake of it. I really feel that parents like this take paranoia to the

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Here I am sitting at my PC having just spent two hours finishing off my report to the federal conference commitee and I was thinking how things have changed over the past few years.Essentially with all the technology and gadgets available today can we really get anything right.Having read my fat friend and betting buddy Andrew Reeves' Blog (see below for address)earlier about Terminal 5 and

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Dear All,Its that thime again when I need all the support I can get, got to lose that weight again, as you can see from my Lib Dem colleague and fat friend Andrew Reeves (http://andrewrunning.blogspot.com/) we have a little side bet for September Lib Dem Federal Conference, that 3 stone has got to go again.Yo Yo diet I here you shout, well you are spot on I feel like a yo yo round and on a bit of

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Some of you may be aware that recently I have given up alot of my Lib Dem activist work, not for any reason other than that I was taking on too much. So all I am now doing is delivering the odd focus and will remain the Cheif Steward for Federal Conference.So where do I go from here theres a few things I want to get done, firstly spend some better time with my Family, secondly lose the weight I

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The word discrimination comes from the Latin "discriminate", which means to "distinguish between". Usually this means the unfair treatment of others, usually because of prejudice. Well that enough of dictionary definitions, what does descimination mean too me and how can it be related to the news this week about Jack Straw et al.All this discussion made me start thinking, what would I feel like

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Wow these blog things are really good, I love the fact I can rant on about what I want with no cares in the world. Possibly nobody will see this, but it makes be feel better.Further to my previous posting about the Green revolution, I was watching the telly and apparantly B&Q have now jumped on the band wagon, they are going to sell windmills for £1500 each, oh my world they only produce enough

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The other evening I was with some non political friends, when the question of the conference came up and the green tax policy.One of my friends asked were we (Lib Dems) not just jumping on the green bandwagon, I reacted quickly how can we jump on our own bandwagon, were we not the first to highlight green issues over 30 years ago.So what is the bandwagon, what am I doing personally to help the

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As a newbie to all this, I am happy to say that I feel sort of privelged to have joined the blogging community. I intend this blog to be a sort of cathartic exersize to rid myself of the frustrations one feels when one is a political activist. I hope that nobody minds.

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