http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ Find and talk to the BBC's bloggers. en Copyright 2010 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:15:00 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss BBC Internet Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/ Paul Wakely 6 Apr 10 You may have heard by now that the election is officially under way which means some small additions to the house rules by which we moderate the blogs, boards and other BBC social media services. The pan-BBC election coverage guidelines are available here and as for every election, special house... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/04/moderation_during_the_election.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/04/moderation_during_the_election.html election2010 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:15:00 +0000 2010-04-06T18:18:26Z Will & Testament http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/ William Crawley 6 Apr 10 I don't often post an open thread, but some of you tell me it's a good idea because it lets you get stuff off your chest without throwing the direction of other threads. It also permits you to make suggestions about subjects we might give some more substantial space to... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2010/04/open_thread_2.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/2010/04/open_thread_2.html This Blog Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:00:11 +0000 2010-04-06T18:03:09Z Betsan's Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/ Betsan Powys 6 Apr 10 So we're about to enter "wash-up" - that strange period where legislation is rushed through parliament in anticipation of everything and everyone in it being thrown onto campaigning ... rushed through as long as both main parties can agree on it. What if they don't? Take the Housing LCO as... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/2010/04/a_white_wash_up.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/2010/04/a_white_wash_up.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:56:55 +0000 2010-04-06T18:17:47Z Peston's Picks http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/ Robert Peston 6 Apr 10 Royal Bank of Scotland has received at least five indicative bids for its specially created Williams & Glyn's operation, which it is being forced to sell by the European Commission. By this afternoon's deadline for first round bids, RBS had received preliminary offers from Santander, the giant Spanish bank, Sir... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2010/04/handful_of_bidders_for_rbss_wi.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/2010/04/handful_of_bidders_for_rbss_wi.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 18:36:04 +0000 2010-04-06T18:12:00Z Newsnight: Michael Crick http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/ Michael Crick 6 Apr 10 Gordon Brown also visited Gillingham today, the seat which produced the most celebrated photo of the 2005 election. To show that he and Brown were now all lovey-dovey Tony Blair famously bought his chancellor a 99 cornet from a parked ice-cream van. So, as the PM visited a family on... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/2010/04/a_99_cornet_for_me_and_another.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/2010/04/a_99_cornet_for_me_and_another.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:51:57 +0000 2010-04-06T17:09:41Z PM http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/ Eddie Mair 6 Apr 10 Every night after PM finishes, the production team gathers in a glass box to discuss the programme that's just finished. THIS is your opportunity to do the same. Please leave your comment for tonight's editor Eloise Twisk to read.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2010/04/pm_glass_box_73.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2010/04/pm_glass_box_73.shtml PM Glass Box Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:45:53 +0000 2010-04-06T07:08:12Z Nick Robinson's Newslog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/ Nick Robinson 6 Apr 10 This was not a day for surprises. It was not a day for detail. It was more a day of impressions carefully created and choreographed by the party machines. Thus, Gordon Brown opened his electoral pitch by declaring that he came from "an ordinary middle-class family from an ordinary town"... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/2010/04/no_surprises.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/2010/04/no_surprises.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:39:15 +0000 2010-04-06T16:55:19Z Greg James' blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gregjames/ Greg James 6 Apr 10 ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gregjames/2010/04/the_scientist.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/gregjames/2010/04/the_scientist.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:25:09 +0000 2010-04-06T16:26:28Z Mark D'Arcy Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markdarcy/ Mark D'Arcy 6 Apr 10 And they're off! In some MPs' cases, rather more permanently than they would wish. This morning some rather mournful-looking old stagers could be seen taking a last nostalgic look around the Palace of Westminster. This afternoon sees the final lobby briefing at Downing Street, before the official civil service machine... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markdarcy/2010/04/long_days_and_late_nights_ahea.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/markdarcy/2010/04/long_days_and_late_nights_ahea.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:21:26 +0000 2010-04-06T16:31:33Z Magazine Monitor http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/ Magazine Monitor 6 Apr 10 So people think that it is a joke that the Queen might use Easyjet. Queen Sofia of Spain has flown on Ryanair (yes, Ryanair) in the past.John, Barcelona, Spain Re 10 things and The world's oldest hot cross bun is 189 today. This doesn't surprise me. I once found some... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2010/04/your_letters_882.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/magazinemonitor/2010/04/your_letters_882.shtml Your Letters Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:14:57 +0000 2010-04-06T17:23:21Z Newsnight: Michael Crick http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/ Michael Crick 6 Apr 10 I had the pleasure of travelling back on the same train as Gordon Brown, even though on the platform at Gillingham he twice declined my offer to have a word with us. Mr Brown wasn't in first class (there wasn't a first class), just in a carriage that was specially... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/2010/04/all_aboard_the_campaign_train.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/michaelcrick/2010/04/all_aboard_the_campaign_train.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:09:42 +0000 2010-04-06T16:22:03Z PM http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/ Jennifer Tracey 6 Apr 10 Listener Colin Hoskins has been a public servant for the last 30 years. He wrote: "My Collins dictionary has four definitions for 'bureaucracy', only one of which is perjorative: 'Any administration in which action is impeded by unnecessary official procedures and red tape.' Nevertheless, I never hear it used by... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2010/04/are_there_too_many_bureaucrats.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/pm/2010/04/are_there_too_many_bureaucrats.shtml Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:00:27 +0000 2010-04-06T16:05:39Z Blog Vaughan Roderick http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/ Vaughan Roderick 6 Ebr 10 Os oeddech chi'n gwylio sianel newyddion y BBC neu "Sky News" y prynhawn yma efallai eich bod wedi sylwi bod y ddwy wedi darlledu cynhadledd newyddion Plaid Cymru yn fyw. Hwn yw'r tro cyntaf i hynny ddigwydd mewn etholiad cyffredinol i'n nghof i. Does dim angen bod yn athrylith i... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2010/04/pwys_o_gnawd.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/vaughanroderick/2010/04/pwys_o_gnawd.html Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:16:17 +0000 2010-04-06T15:31:38Z Pods and Blogs http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/podsandblogs/ Jamillah Knowles 6 Apr 10 Another week and another edition of Pods and Blogs. I hope everyone had a fine Easter and that the return to work is not too jarring! Something to ease you into the week is our podcast which is packed full of the usual delights. This week Chris Vallance orients himself... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/podsandblogs/2010/04/online_retirement_georgian_lon.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/podsandblogs/2010/04/online_retirement_georgian_lon.shtml show notes Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:51:05 +0000 2010-04-06T15:11:13Z BBC Internet Blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/ Steve Herrmann 6 Apr 10 As the 2010 general election campaign officially gets under way, I thought it might be useful to give you a quick summary of how we'll be covering it on the BBC News website, and the key features you can expect; the BBC's coverage plans as a whole are outlined at... http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/04/bbc_news_online_coverage_of_el.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2010/04/bbc_news_online_coverage_of_el.html election2010 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:49:11 +0000 2010-04-06T15:10:54Z