http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/ A blog and forum. en Copyright 2009 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:48:18 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Today's output editor is Shaminder Nahal - here's her morning e-mail to the production team: Hello everyone. We have the second of our brilliant Burma films tonight. Investigative journalist Simon Ostrovsky reports on the aftermath of cyclone Nargis - we... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_thursday_19_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_thursday_19_june_2008.html Latest programme Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:48:18 +0000 From tonight's presenter, Kirsty Wark: Crunch time It's Alistair Darling's BIG NIGHT OUT at the Mansion House - and boy, is there a lot for him to talk about. With the prospect of energy prices rising by 40 per cent... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/wednesday_18_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/wednesday_18_june_2008.html Latest programme Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:52:39 +0000 From today's output editor Simon Enright - here's his morning e-mail to the production team: Good Morning, Lots of stories which should we take on to uncover something a little deeper. - The biggest loss of British life in Afghanistan... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_wednesday_17_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_wednesday_17_june_2008.html Latest programme Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:23:39 +0000 INFLATION The rate of inflation has hit its highest level for 11 years and the governor of the Bank of England says it could keep on rising. The Consumer Prices Index hit 3.3% last month, up from 3% in April.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/tuesday_17_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/tuesday_17_june_2008.html Latest programme Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:04:06 +0000 Today's output editor is Robert Morgan - here's his morning e-mail to the production team: Hello everyone, The big squeeze continues. The soaring cost of fuel and food has pushed inflation above 3% for the first time since March last... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_tuesday_17_june.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_tuesday_17_june.html Latest programme Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:13:53 +0000 BRITISH TROOPS Are we paying too high a price for our commitments in Afghanistan? The Defence Secretary Des Browne announced today that troop numbers in Afghanistan will increase to a new high of more than 8,000 by next spring, but... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/monday_16_june_2008_2.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/monday_16_june_2008_2.html Latest programme Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:22:56 +0000 Good morning. Looks busy today. Bush and Brown meet today and will have a press conference this morning (10.30). As well as apparent differences on Iraq, there is an Afghanistan statement later today. Who should we have on? We have... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/monday_16_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/monday_16_june_2008.html Latest programme Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:03:20 +0000 Good morning. Looks busy today. Bush and Brown meet today and will have a press conference this morning (10.30). As well as apparent differences on Iraq, there is an Afghanistan statement later today. Who should we have on? We have... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/monday_16_june_2008_1.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/monday_16_june_2008_1.html Latest programme Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:03:20 +0000 Europe's Friday 13th If Ireland's reaction to the new proposed European Union constitutional treaty were to be a hand signal it would probably involve the extension of the middle finger of the right hand in the air. Ireland says NO.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/friday_13_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/friday_13_june_2008.html Latest programme Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:37:39 +0000 Today's output editor is Richard Pattinson - here's his e-mail to the production team... Morning everyone and happy Friday 13th. We'll have the results of the Irish referendum at around teatime, although may well get a strong indicator earlier. A... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_friday_13_june.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_friday_13_june.html Latest programme Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:07:24 +0000 Is the resignation by the Shadow Home Secretary a sign of principle in politics or a temper tantrum at the top of the Conservative party? We'll have the latest on the Davis bombshell after an extraordinary day at Westminster. Plus... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/thursday_12_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/thursday_12_june_2008.html Latest programme Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:34:09 +0000 Good morning. Today's output editor is Dan Kelly - here's his e-mail to the production team... Good morning all. Some good stories today - what are your thoughts? Today sees the culmination of the BMA's campaign against the government's plans... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_thursday_12_june.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_thursday_12_june.html Latest programme Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:10:06 +0000 In tonight's programme - two knife-edge votes - one in Westminster on 42-day detention and one in Ireland on the new European constitutional treaty. We'll be assessing how far tonight's vote may help Gordon Brown to bounce back - and... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/wednesday_11_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/wednesday_11_june_2008.html Latest programme Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:29:53 +0000 Today's output editor is Shaminder Nahal - here's her morning e-mail to the production team: Hello everyone. Today, MPs vote on 42-day detention for terrorist suspects. Tomorrow, the Irish people vote in a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. David Grossman... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_wednesday_11_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/prospects_for_wednesday_11_june_2008.html Latest programme Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:04:40 +0000 42 days From 28 days to 42. What are the chances of success for Gordon Brown with the serried ranks of Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and some Labour backbenchers implacably opposed to this key part of the Government's Counter-Terrorism Bill? Tomorrow's... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/tuesday_10_june_2008.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2008/06/tuesday_10_june_2008.html Latest programme Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:03:16 +0000