Cliff 's Blog

An auspicious start leading to momentous happenings

Cliff — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:18:00 +0000

An auspicious start leading to momentous happenings. “Tomorrows' Winds” No excuse now. Currently in the Best seller List at....

Cliff Jenkins' Policies. Independent prospective local councillor

Cliff — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 14:53:00 +0000

Cliff Jenkins' Policies. Independent prospective local councillor Objectives. Cliff wants to: - Improve the aspirations and opportunities for our children, - Improve public transport services - Increase housing available for young people locally

Goppo's rhyme and frosts for health and safety

Cliff — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:49:00 +0000

Goppo's rhyme and frosts for health and safety:
So,Health and Safety here we go
Quite a comic tale of woe
Playing conkers?can't do that
Save one wears a stiff hard hat.

Corruption and dealing with corruption

Cliff — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:38:00 +0000

The OED defines corruption as:
1. The destruction or spoiling of anything, especially by disintegration or decomposition; putrefaction.
2. Infection, infected condition; also figuratively contagion , taint.
3. Decomposed or putrid matter.........

“Economic Incompetence or Economic Warfare”, China and Germany

Cliff — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:08:00 +0000

“Economic Incompetence or Economic Warfare” Cliff's view, 161110. So which do prefer? The easiest way to look at the situation is to look at the people who have gained most: Germany and China.

"Tomorrow's Winds" is published and available on Amazon

Cliff — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:05:00 +0000

Bring back the "Penny Dreadfuls". I think that the Kindle Singles are the modern equivalent of the Penny Dreadful. So I would be proud to follow Charles Dickens lead and publish my books in monthly episodes as he did. My first books "Power and Peace"..........

Gluten Free introduction - What is "Gluten Free?" TESCO GF bread

Cliff — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:35:00 +0000

Gluten Free introduction – “What is gluten free?” Gluten is a protein found in wheat flour, oats, barley, spelt, bulgur, rye, couscous, semolina. Good new:s Addendum 9th Nov 2010. Genius GF bread is brilliant. Tesco's own label GF bread is just as good. It is therefore also in any processed foods which includes any of these, including vinegar, mayonnaise, pasta .....

Do we want a central business district in Brighton? The BIG DEBATE

Cliff — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:42:00 +0100

Do we want a central business district in Brighton? The BIG DEBATE. The debate held by the Brighton Chamber of Commerce was exciting because of the degree of involvement by all the participants not just the initial protagonists.

Extra cost-effective housing in towns and villages, updated

Cliff — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:48:00 +0100

Extra cost-effective housing for car parks in towns and villages. I was travelling through Steyning this morning and saw the large car park at the medical centre and also the fairly substantial village car park. Then in Shoreham By Sea .......

Tosca's in Shoreham By Sea, Gluten free Penne Salsiccia. ALSO The Bridge

Cliff — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:41:00 +0100

18th Aug 2010. Tosca's we visit probably at least once a month. In fairness though we ought to mention that we also enjoy

Gluten free restaurants in Worthing, Sussex, Capricchios and The Istanbul

Cliff — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:35:00 +0100

14th October 2010. gluten free restaurant in Worthing. Capriccios. A superb very smart modern Spanish restaurant, and The Istanbul for Turkish cuisine.

Brighton Gluten Free Restaurants - Cote Francaise

Cliff — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:30:00 +0100

Brighton Gluten Free Restaurants - Cote Francaise (near the Theatre Royal.) I am delighted to say that I have eaten there twice and it's excellent. I was pleased to find Steak Frites on the menu and the Frites are GF. The sorbet was beautiful, please

Gluten Free Restaurants, Pubs and cafes in Brighton, Portslade and Hove, Sussex

Cliff — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:54:00 +0100

Updated 3rd October. This is my ongoing article for restaurants I have visited in Brighton, Portslade and Hove, where they provide a Gluten Free range and where the staff and management act absolutely normally and gracefully, rather than the more usual 'Man from Outer Space' style.

2010 A frustrating year

Cliff — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 11:51:00 +0100
3rd October. Well it's been a battle this year. Cold wet soil when we wanted to sow and plant; very poor germination; then down in the south we went into a drought. Finally it's come good. However ... we are regularly eating courgettes

2011 We've started next season already

Cliff — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:50:00 +0100
19th September 2010. Three beds planted with over-wintering onion sets and broad beans. Seeds sown in trays in the greenhouse are germinating, winter...

Published "Tomorrow's Winds", available as Print on Demand or ebook

Cliff — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:33:00 +0100
Published "Tomorrow's Winds," available as Print on Demand or ebook. It was an amazing experience writing it, amending it, editing it and finally publishing it. I actually enjoyed the whole process, even if I did find it frustrating at times.

Lunch at casa Don Carlos on Brighton, gluten free, August 2010

Cliff — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:17:00 +0100
Aug 2010, What a lovely lunch, the music was right, the ambience was right, the food (Gluten Free)...

Land, the peoples' rights

Cliff — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:03:00 +0100
Land, the peoples' rights In the earliest times when there was loads of land and very few people, then the land was seen as a community asset, something recognised such that the whole community had the benefit of the use of the land. The whole community owned the land together.

Seeing the value of money

Cliff — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:18:00 +0100

Seeing the value of money
One of the problems many members of our modern society encounter is in trying to get a grasp of the meaning and value of money, to try to get a direct link from earning a wage and then via the medium of money to getting real value of personal benefit to you for all your work.

Cliff Jenkins PPC, core policies as an Independent PPC

Cliff — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:54:00 +0100
Cliff Jenkins’ PPC Policies reclaim expenses obtained by fraud by MPs and Peers. Give English MPs double votes so they have the same as Wales, Scotland and N Ireland MPs. Control immigration, and if necessary leave the EU.

Bring on the Drachma and the Lira

Cliff — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:51:00 +0100
Bring on the Drachma and the Lira. Trust us, take up the drachma and the lira, and if the exchange rate is right, we’ll come flooding back for beach holidays, walking holidays, yachting holidays, cultural holidays, wine-tasting holidays, Greek dancing holidays (even Mamma Mia holidays.)and school trips.

"Borneo Bulletin", an extract

Cliff — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:21:00 +0100
"Borneo Bullletin" 24th March 2010. An English Language newspaper published half way round the world, half a world away. You immediately notice that there are numerous words added to the English Language because they are needed for....

Brunei Visit

Cliff — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:01:00 +0100
Brunei. A very warm day, almost too hot with a temperature of 29°C and a humidity of 75%. People very courteous and helpful, though they are losing their fluency in speaking English. They really are lovely people.

Bullying

Cliff — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:46:00 +0000
Bullying To my mind Bullying can be defined as the deployment of unacceptable force, at any time, in any place, by any person or group against any other individual or group. Bullying is just a word to describe forcing someone to behave in the way the bully, wants by: - using violence, physical force or power (or the threat of it), property theft or ....

Future Britain - Cliff's Commentary

Cliff — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:39:00 +0000
8th February 2010. John Timpson's article in today's Telegraph reminds me why we need Trades Unions. A superb example of "Pull the ladder up, I'm OK so sod the rest of you." Talking about the problem how to handle your employees coming upto retirement.

And what exactly is a slum?

Cliff — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:05:00 +0000
And what exactly is a slum? UN-HABITAT attempts at a definition by describing a slum household as "a group of individuals living under the same roof that lack one or more of the following conditions: access to safe water......

Land, the nation's right, so let's have an annual usage fee.

Cliff — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:45:00 +0000
Land, the nation's right. In the earliest times before the last Ice Age, twelve thousand years ago, when there was loads of land and very few people, then the land was seen as a community asset, something recognised such that the whole community had the benefit of the use of the land. The whole community owned the land together.

Inflation, why do we put up with it?

Cliff — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:18:00 +0000
Inflation, what causes it, who benefits and who suffers and what are we going to do about it?Why should some people have insurance against these extra costs? They arise because our imports or other costs have increased......

Verse or Worse - A Trip to the Seaside

Cliff — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:23:00 +0000
A Trip to the Seaside
The clattering of the coaches on the points
The whistle of the warning
The hoot of the horn
The whoo whoo of the whooper
The countryside shooting past....

Coming Back

Cliff — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:47:00 +0000
Coming Back"
Coming back from void or vacuum
Coming back from depths or dungeons
Coming back from cataclysm or chaos
Coming back from beyond or behind
Does it matter what the cause: