Welcome to the weblog of Jim Donovan.

My posts are my personal views and are not necessarily those of any companies or organisations with which I am associated.

Anyone is welcome to post comments on this site (limit 3 links, or it goes into the spam holding pen). I want to encourage free and frank dialogue, but the usual standards of relevance, constructive debate, good manners and good taste will prevail. I reserve the right to define those standards, and, if I deem it necessary, to edit or delete comments which break those standards (and I will try to show where I have done so). Please remember that the laws of defamation and copyright may apply to anything you do post. I do not accept responsibility for other people’s opinions, nor for any infringements by other people of anyone’s copyrights and trademarks.

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