http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ Find and talk to the BBC's bloggers. en Copyright 2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:10:05 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Douglas Fraser's Ledger http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/ Douglas Fraser 16 Nov 09 It can't shock many that the budget for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is on the way north, by £81 million. Big ticket budgets in the public sector have a nasty habit of slipping, and by a long way. The question for Glasgow, as for the London Olympics, is... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/11/glasgows_miles_cleaner.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/douglasfraser/2009/11/glasgows_miles_cleaner.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:03:33 +0000 2009-11-16T21:04:31Z Zane Lowe http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/ Zane Lowe 16 Nov 09 What a relief for all of us to finally unveil four masterpiece albums. From heavy metal, to street poetry...from punk rock, to French house, this series of masterpiece albums covers a lot of ground, each in their own unique way. Clear your week, commit to Masterpieces and celebrate great... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/2009/11/zane_lowes_masterpeices_winter.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/zanelowe/2009/11/zane_lowes_masterpeices_winter.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:39:58 +0000 2009-11-16T21:05:25Z Bryan Burnett's blog (Radio Scotland) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/ Bryan Burnett 16 Nov 09 ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/2009/11/tips_from_a_pro.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/2009/11/tips_from_a_pro.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:23:19 +0000 2009-11-16T20:11:46Z Adam and Joe http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamandjoe/ James Producer 16 Nov 09 Nothing has divided opinion on the Adam and Joe show as much as the loveable but smelly BBC dog Boggins. As The Clash once sang, Should He Stay or Should He Go? Here are two songs of support and a montage in case you are missing him. Do use the... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamandjoe/2009/11/boggins.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamandjoe/2009/11/boggins.shtml Boggins Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:36:56 +0000 2009-11-16T18:37:54Z View from the South Bank http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/paulinemclean/ Pauline McLean 16 Nov 09 Forget stretch limos, red carpets and fancy hotel rooms. It seems the true guage of whether you've made it onto the Hollywood A-list is whether you have a man to dispose of your chewing gum. Step forward Paisley born actor Gerard Butler - star of 300 and PS I Love... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/paulinemclean/2009/11/what_the_butler_said.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/paulinemclean/2009/11/what_the_butler_said.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:33:10 +0000 2009-11-16T18:35:04Z Stephanomics http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/ Stephanie Flanders 16 Nov 09 Is the great British public prepared for the tough budget times ahead? We recently commissioned a poll to answer that question. I'm unveiling the results in two films for the evening news bulletins tonight and tomorrow. In the summer, the public debate on budget cuts moved further than many expected... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/2009/11/tough_times_ahead.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/stephanieflanders/2009/11/tough_times_ahead.html Budget Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:03:00 +0000 2009-11-16T18:04:15Z The Devenport Diaries http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/ Mark Devenport 16 Nov 09 The Electoral Commission has just released research which suggests most people want to end the current anonymity granted to political donors here. The current confidentiality provision is due to end in October next year but could be renewed. The people who talked to the Commission didn't seem to be too... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2009/11/end_confidential_donations.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2009/11/end_confidential_donations.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:58:55 +0000 2009-11-16T18:04:26Z Newsnight: Michael Crick http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/ Michael Crick 16 Nov 09 I popped into see Sir Jeremy Bagge today, the leader of the so-called Turnip Taliban, who is leading the critics at tonight's meeting of the South West Norfolk Conservative Association against the selection of Liz Truss. Sir Jeremy showed me a couple of wonderful old paintings which portray his great... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/2009/11/toilet_humour_of_the_turnip_ta.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/2009/11/toilet_humour_of_the_turnip_ta.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:58:12 +0000 2009-11-16T18:03:40Z dot.life http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/ Rory Cellan-Jones 16 Nov 09 Reading the coverage over the last couple of days, you might think that the row over Google's plans to digitise the world's books was fading away. The search company has responded to the anger of many in the publishing world by making concessions late last week which mean that most... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/11/google_books_the_latest_chapte.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/11/google_books_the_latest_chapte.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:49:23 +0000 2009-11-16T18:00:55Z Newsnight: Mark Urban http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/markurban/ Mark Urban 16 Nov 09 As the US and UK continue to debate how they might succeed in stabilising Afghanistan, most attention has focused on practicalities such as troop numbers, battling corruption, or improving the local police force. However, on Sunday the British Army rolled out its new blueprints for how UK forces might work... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/markurban/2009/11/but_will_it_work_in_theory.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/markurban/2009/11/but_will_it_work_in_theory.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:36:23 +0000 2009-11-16T18:55:15Z Bryan Burnett's blog (Radio Scotland) http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/ Bryan Burnett 16 Nov 09 Much excitement in the GIO office as we get ready for tonight's Children In Need show which celebrates Mark Beaumont's efforts to cycle across the Americas. As you might know Children In Need are trying to encourage the people of Scotland to catch up with Mark and cycle at... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/2009/11/tour_de_govan.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bryanburnett/2009/11/tour_de_govan.shtml Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:06 +0000 2009-11-16T19:07:39Z Panorama http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/panorama/ Derren Lawford 16 Nov 09 Hot on the heels of last week's Scottish Bafta win for Britain's Homecare Scandal, Panorama has picked up another gong. Life After Woolies won the RTS North West for Best Current Affairs Programme. It followed former Woolies staff looking for work after the closure of the company's 807 outlets. While... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/panorama/2009/11/panoramas_life_after_woolies_s.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/panorama/2009/11/panoramas_life_after_woolies_s.html Woolworths Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:03 +0000 2009-11-16T17:56:59Z The Cut Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thecut/ Vicki 16 Nov 09 Olive and Rosa unite to form the 'Stephen's Ex-girlfriends Club'. First order of business: really annoy Stephen. Meanwhile, Marla gives Fin some food for thought... In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions. If you're reading... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thecut/2009/11/episode-46-youve-got-potential.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thecut/2009/11/episode-46-youve-got-potential.shtml Episodes Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:13:02 +0000 2009-11-16T17:33:49Z PM http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/ Eddie Mair 16 Nov 09 In a real glass box every evening at 18.00, the PM production team meets to discuss the programme that's just finished. You're encouraged to do so here in this virtual glass box. Tonight's editor Rupert Allman will read the comments and may well add his own.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2009/11/the_pm_glass_box_99.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2009/11/the_pm_glass_box_99.shtml The PM Glass Box Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +0000 2009-11-16T12:39:36Z The Devenport Diaries http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/ Mark Devenport 16 Nov 09 Our First Minister Peter Robinson has just squeezed into the Village Magazine's 100 most influential people, coming in last one place behind Denis Desmond, the part owner of the Abrakebabra fast food chain. The magazine ranks him below fellow northerners Gerry Adams (ranked 69), Seamus Heaney (47) and President Mary... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2009/11/chilli_sauce_for_peter.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markdevenport/2009/11/chilli_sauce_for_peter.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:51:26 +0000 2009-11-16T16:56:34Z