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There seems...It's a point that needs making. <br /><br />There seems to be an idea that politicians are different from "ordinary" people, but the usual way it manifests itself is not that people think they're better than "the rest of us".Rankersbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00084424777062659372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-84377166197038897742009-09-30T19:30:45.452+01:002009-09-30T19:30:45.452+01:00I lived in Great Harwood in the eighties and ninet...I lived in Great Harwood in the eighties and nineties when there were a few Liberal Democrat councillors. I stood a few times but Great Harwood wasn't quite ready for liberal democracy. I am now active in Morecambe which includes writing a daily blog. I end my blogs with "change the world" - well good luck with changing Hyndburn.Michael Gradwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102079812955383309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-18347860397097351042009-04-18T18:45:00.000+01:002009-04-18T18:45:00.000+01:00I don't understand your analogy
Libraries also st...I don't understand your analogy<br /><br />Libraries also stock records and DVDs - and you also have Blockbuster et al.<br /><br />Online there are things like iplayer, Channel 4 on demand.<br /><br />Very belatedly music and film companies have woken up to the possibilities of using the internet for distribution (eg the now legal Napster) - but that's really their commercial failure<br /><br />So I don't really get your point. All those operate in an environment with the agreement of copyright holders and presumably pay something to the copyright holders to operate.<br /><br />If you have a system of copyright then there will always be the possibility for "big business" to abuse it. Though in actuality I'm never quite certain what that abuse consists of - other than companies (and bands) complaining when people set up a clear system to profit from distributing someone's work without paying them.<br /><br />True copyright organisations have made some pretty silly claims over the years "home taping is killing music" for example. However the activities of the Pirate Bay etc go way beyond that as there was a clear attempt to get a commercial return<br /><br />There is an narrow legal issue about whether providing access to torrent files which enable you to access copyright material is an offence. But I think the moral position is pretty clear.<br /><br />One of the nastier facets of the internet is the people think that everything on their should be free. If you have a world where no-one gets paid for anything they put up on the internet - why should people actually bother?Hywelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094171587140185827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-78873312892929374772009-04-17T15:36:00.000+01:002009-04-17T15:36:00.000+01:00With books, you have libraries.
Protection of au...With books, you have libraries.<br /><br /> Protection of authorship and the right of those authors to make a living of paramount importance, and big business should not be able to abuse that. That's completely correct. There's a book sitting on my desk all about internet copyright law that I'm about to read - it might give me some ideas.Huw Dawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825538254340021104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-56314696012523114952009-04-17T14:17:00.000+01:002009-04-17T14:17:00.000+01:00"recorded via Audacity onto my hard drive so that ..."recorded via Audacity onto my hard drive so that I can convince myself to stump up £10 for the CD when it hits the market."<br /><br />But this analogy falls down by comparison with books. Following this approach I should be allowed to take a book, read it, use it as I want without paying anything because I might want to buy something by the same author.<br /><br />Not an unreasonable way for an author to promote their work - but the decision to do to should be the author's not any random person.<br /><br />There is a need to separate out the ideal of copyright - that someone is entitled to profit from the fruits of their labour - from the way it is operated by big businessesHywelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094171587140185827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-16799691538036697562009-04-03T08:30:00.000+01:002009-04-03T08:30:00.000+01:00The Royal Mail is a nationalised company, which co...<I>The Royal Mail is a nationalised company, which concerns itself with distributing parcels and letters across the nation (up winding roads and across rivers included) in an efficient and organised way</I>.<BR/><BR/>Er, no it doesn't. It does it in an extremely inefficient, paralysed by a militant union and make a loss.<BR/><BR/>Having worked on projects with the Royal Mail, I dislike having my hard earned money wasted in the way that it is. It doesn't <I>have</I> to make a profit but it should not make a loss.Jo Christie-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971979793175012868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-7444404191616260472009-04-03T08:26:00.000+01:002009-04-03T08:26:00.000+01:00Excellent idea! I have a degree in International ...Excellent idea! I have a degree in International Relations from Aber and it is an excellent degree.<BR/><BR/>And, what's more, you'll be pleased to know, that those who know something about International Relations all know that is one of the best degrees in the subject in the world. On a number of occasions I've been talking to people (people who go on telly and the Today programme to talk about international affairs) and they have told me not to play it down and that it's an impressive degree.<BR/><BR/>Plus, you can be guaranteed that you will have a University life like none other in the UK. It's a much bigger University than it was in my day, but it is a truly unique experience and I wish you all the luck in the world - it's a great degree and a great department!!Jo Christie-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971979793175012868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-67994322679064714582009-03-17T13:35:00.000+00:002009-03-17T13:35:00.000+00:00Same with faith schools, really. It's a way for th...Same with faith schools, really. It's a way for the government to promote hypocrisy, selection, an immobile "school class" system, and the continued social stratification of society, all in a hands-off way, and best of all <B>get someone else to pay for it.</B> I spoke to some (old) Labour and Lib Dem councillors in Coventry about a month ago about academies - united in the way as you pointed out that standards will not rise - and the benefit they see is a long-term one, that after the sponsor and the babble of nonsense and the political hype have disappeared, the school will still have gotten investment and infrastructure that the government would simply not have given them otherwise.<BR>I still feel nervous about having "Sponsor Managed Schools" on our education paper - the public will see through it as continuing to support academies. Why should we permit the notion that a sponsor with a large amount of cash can influence the running of a public body?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-3939280113130835312009-02-06T22:55:00.000+00:002009-02-06T22:55:00.000+00:00McDonnell by the way - the guy who tried to run ag...McDonnell by the way - the guy who tried to run against Gordon Brown for <A HREF="http://www.john4leader.org.uk/" REL="nofollow">the leadership.</A>Jock Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550558005508328017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-58031249953534008912009-02-06T12:09:00.000+00:002009-02-06T12:09:00.000+00:00Huw,You are right about the good stuff but you hav...Huw,<BR/><BR/>You are right about the good stuff but you have misinterpreted the stuff about Acadamies.<BR/><BR/>We would scrap Acadamies as they currently exist, return strategic control of local schools to local authorities and give all schools many of the freedoms that Acadamies currently enjoy.<BR/><BR/>There is the proposal for Sponsor Managed Schools but there would be the key difference that these would be within the remit of local authorities, not outside it.Liberal Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550999774301073111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-64373812317897170922008-12-17T18:43:00.000+00:002008-12-17T18:43:00.000+00:00"The Woolworths in Accrington has been here for as...<I>"The Woolworths in Accrington has been here for as long as anybody can remember, and now it's dieing. It's truely one of the most sickening experiences I've had for a long time."</I><BR/><BR/>Sickening? Really? Be grateful that our lives are so comfortable that the most "sickening" thing that happens is seeing a department store shut down.Haribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353292402895107855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-91251799234819262932008-12-09T12:04:00.000+00:002008-12-09T12:04:00.000+00:00One of the issues about the Sophie Lancaster murde...One of the issues about the Sophie Lancaster murder is that whilst it was a hate crime in any conventional sense of the word it didn't come under specific hate crime legislation (ie race, gender, sexuality etc).<BR/><BR/>It's one reason why I don't like the idea of specific hate crimes as targeting someone for violence because of the way they dress is no less reprehensible than targeting someone for other reasonsHywelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094171587140185827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-37053441908991998862008-11-27T16:08:00.000+00:002008-11-27T16:08:00.000+00:00I wrote a piece on copyright last month at http://...I wrote a piece on copyright last month at http://himmelgartencafe.blogspot.com/2008/10/sometimes-its-ok-to-steal-music.html . Short answer: I disagree with you :-)Costigan Quisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258059903562611509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-39874567393605322182008-11-27T14:24:00.000+00:002008-11-27T14:24:00.000+00:00(1) Does also pose some problems. Should ISPs be ...(1) Does also pose some problems. Should ISPs be allowed to block content which is clearly illegal - by which I mean regarded as such on a wide international basis and under treaties.<BR/><BR/>Two such aspects would be child pornography and access to stolen bank/credit card details.<BR/><BR/>You can I suppose draw a very narrow distinction between requiring hosts to take down such material and blocking access to it but that would be an illogical distinction.<BR/><BR/>The copyright issue is muddied by the way in which the internet has made lots of things available for free that previously cost money. However many of those still cost to produce.<BR/><BR/>If you think of copyright as the entitlement to be paid for the work that you do then it puts it in a different context.<BR/><BR/>Libraries and Radio are "free" at the point of use, however both have recognised mechanisms for payments to copyright holders. <BR/><BR/>There is an extent to which copyright "theft" has always gone on, for example taping music off the radio or copying albums for friends. What the internet has brought is (1) scale and (2) people profiting from it. Eg YouTube - look at the number of copyright titles hardcoded into their search engine.Hywelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16094171587140185827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-57442985955352861982008-11-24T15:28:00.000+00:002008-11-24T15:28:00.000+00:00Bang on the money...and I hadnt even read this bef...Bang on the money...and I hadnt even read this before I wrote my piece...honest :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-86146371885000465962008-11-10T18:18:00.000+00:002008-11-10T18:18:00.000+00:00People in general think that even if they work the...People in general think that even if they work their socks off in politics, they are very unlikely to make a difference. Experience tells them that one vote will not make a huge difference in a ward of thousands of people. They are behaving perfectly rationally.Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-22488285043032337372008-11-10T03:44:00.000+00:002008-11-10T03:44:00.000+00:00You do not need to wear a suit. This is a liberal ...You do not need to wear a suit. This is a liberal party.Martin Howeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795615065034090310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-91134156973348836392008-11-10T00:42:00.000+00:002008-11-10T00:42:00.000+00:00Set yourself up a Liberal Drinks event. We have. I...Set yourself up a Liberal Drinks event. We have. It's fun, informal, and good to chat to people.Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-13495642259746706162008-11-09T23:15:00.000+00:002008-11-09T23:15:00.000+00:00Hugh keep the faithHugh keep the faithcornish piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10244926859584554403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626792175048216892.post-36370624770657697022008-10-26T09:23:00.000+00:002008-10-26T09:23:00.000+00:00If there are "too many" shops then there will be i...If there are "too many" shops then there will be insufficient demand to keep them going and they will close and be replaced with shops offering products for which there is higher demand.<BR/><BR/>If you, personally, don't like a shop, then simply don't frequent it.Haribohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11353292402895107855noreply@blogger.com