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Britblog Roundup #167 by Amused Cynicism
The roundup is a compendium of last week’s outstanding posts in the British Blogosphere.
Britblog Roundup No. 167 (27-Apr-07) is hosted at Cabalamat.
For the full Pods and Blogs Roundup to download, visit Chris Vallance’s site.
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Britblog Roundup #165 Audio Podcast by Mr Eugenides
The roundup is a compendium of last week’s outstanding posts in the British Blogosphere.
Britblog Roundup No. 165 (20-Apr-08) is hosted over at Mr Eugenides’ Taverna.
2 minute spot on Radio 5 Live 22 April 2008:
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For the full Pods and Blogs Roundup to download, visit Chris Vallance’s site.
Tags: britblog roundup, britblog, audio, podcast, bbc pods and blogs, bbc podsandblogs, chris vallance, matt wardman
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Britblog Roundup #166: Mr Eugenides
Is over at Mr Eugenides’ Taverna.
The roundup is a compendium of last week’s outstanding posts in the British Blogosphere.
Britblog Roundup #165 Audio Podcast by Matt Wardman
The roundup is a compendium of last week’s outstanding posts in the British Blogosphere.
Here is this week’s Britblog Roundup podcast - a little later in the week than usual 5 minute spot on Radio 5 Live 2 Mar 2007:
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The Britblog spot was short this week, so here is an interview with Tom Griffiths of hubdub.com, a website that allows you to play games with predictions of future events.
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For the full Pods and Blogs Roundup to download, visit Chris Vallance’s site.
Tags: britblog roundup, britblog, audio, podcast, bbc pods and blogs, bbc podsandblogs, chris vallance, matt wardman
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Britblog Roundup 17th April 2008: The Gynaecological Edition
First of all, let me start with an apology for the delay in this week’s BBRU. Unfortunately unavoidable. The roundup is a compendium of last week’s outstanding posts in the British Blogosphere.
This week seems to have been relatively few new developments in UK blogging, but scratching the surface reveals a few “iceberg” stories. And - in the end - we have a good number of nominations.
This roundup is shot through with gynaecology like a stick of rock from the village of Lunt, i.e., not very obliquely.
Starting From the Top
Political News and Comment
- Paul Linford has an opinion about Peter Kilfoyle.
- Rumbold over at Pickled Politics is thinking about the possibility of an Amnesty for illegal immigrants.
- They are getting Stroppy about Secularism and Schools.
- And about Shopping Centres.
- And there are angry writers at the Queen Elisabeth Hall.
- And an Ealing Magistrate writes about Law and Taboos.
- Suzanne Lamido reveals that the Liberal Youth are giving the public advice on how to take cannabis. There’s a spliffing good row in the comments (sorry).
From a Feminist Angle
- “Medical Rape?“, from The Burning Times.
- Lesbian Shoes and some conclusions.
- A blog carnival.
- And a demand for democratic representation in medical leaflets.
Very Educational
Very Sporty
Very Arty
- Natalie over at My London Your London has been to the theatre to see “I Saw Myself“.
- The Early Modern Whale goes all poetic in the Cotswolds.
Very … Tasteless
The Politalks Episode 9 (”Cleggover”) is out. It is largely about Nick Clegg and his possible 30 lovers. You can find the post here. Lots of swearing, and it is er .. quite crude. Personally, I reckon that he probably made 26 in a period of 3 months when he was a Ski-Instructor.
Thoroughly gynaecological, but also includes the redeeming feature of a gynaecological sideswipe at Piers Morgan.
For the record, I checked with a (female) friend of Clegg-like age, and the reply was this: “Yes, I would. He’s still a pretty boy.” Thirty-one beckons, Mr Nick.
The second half gets more traditionally political; from about 1′ 10″ in.
Very very very miscellaneous
- Skipper wants to know what happened to our “Liberal Values about Sex“.
- And Enoch Powell is on a pogo stick.
- Pointing to The Past takes pleasure from well designed signposts that will soon be gone forever.
- And we have Brent Reservoir, and a disgruntled commenter.
- The is some Celebration over at Temple Meads Station in Bristol.
- And Tim Worstall is interested in the export of British Sex Toys to France. This does not - this time, apparently - include ski-instructor Clegg.
And from slightly outside the time window…
…but I’m exercising my discretion:
- Civil Servants and Railway Tunnels by Jonathon Calder.
And finally
And .. held over until last .. the Great Stats War. More debate here, but I am saying nothing beyond making a comparison with the Colditz “Great Saluting War” (no link - read the book). It gets into the window because the debate continued into this week.
Networking Democracy
Our Kingdom’s Networking Democracy (link to initial post) forum is coming to a close around now. The best place to follow the various contributions is from the tag page.
Personal Plugs
I’m going to mention three items from the Wardman Wire this week. Firstly, the best pun of the week was on David Keen’s Touching Base article “A Clash of Symbols“.
And The Wardman Wire has a sexy new design for the Front Page.
But can you put Humpty Dumpty back together again?
Wrapping Up
And finally, in the “Not Quite Sure What to Call it without insulting Someone Category”, there’s been a competition on Youtube to do with Dr Who assistants. Here’s the compilation video of as many assistants as “SuiteLifeFan” could remember:
The point that struck me is how much the assistant role has become stereotyped as a female role over the years. Time for some role reversal, perhaps. What price Judi Dench as Dr Who?
And here - as an indulgence - is an assortment of tribute videos to various Dr Who assistants.
Jo Grant
Bonnie Langford as Mel
Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith?
Lalla Ward as Romana
All done. Have a good week.
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Britblog Roundup April 07 2008
I missed posting about the Britblog Roundup and the Scottish Roundup this week.
So … in case anyone missed it:
The Britblog Roundup is up at Westminster Wisdom while the Scottish version is at the usual place.
The roundup is a compendium of last week’s outstanding posts in the British Blogosphere.
Britblog Roundup #161: Roundup and Audio Podcast by Matt Wardman
This week I have combined the Britblog Roundup no. 161 and the audio podcast, since I have stepped into the breach at the last minute. Here is the podcast. Rather than leaving an extra item on the end this week, I’ve included Chris Vallance’s interview with the editor of the Spy Blog looking at how difficult it is for bloggers to remain anonymous.
Here’s the podcast. Have a listen while you read the roundup.
JEEcamp
Last week I went to a meetup called JEECamp , which describes itself thus:
JEEcamp is an opportunity for a range of people to get together to talk about how on earth journalists and publishers can make a living from journalism in the era of free information, what the challenges are, and what we’ve learned so far.
It is also an opportunity for people with different skills and experiences to network, share those experiences, and perhaps suggest partnerships or new projects.
There were a wide range of journalists and self-publishers present, and a number of new projects were presented. There is a segment about JEEcamp at the start of the Britblog podcast, and I will be posting some more reflections later today or this evening.
The website I mention is myfootballwriter.com, run by Rick Waghorn.
Simulcast what? How we do the Britblog now.
You may recall that a couple of weeks ago the Pods and Blogs programme was reorganised to make it shorter and sweeter (so to speak). You can find the details on the Pods and Blogs blog.
The Britblog Roundup segment has been changed from “recording a phone call” to “making a simulcast”. The difference is that there is still a phone conversation, but that separate recordings are made of both halves of the conversation at a higher quality level, and then edited into a single conversation later. In this case, you can hear me “popping” my microphone once or twice.
For the full Pods and Blogs Podcast to download and the Shownotes, visit Chris Vallance’s site. The Podcast Feed is here. It really is very well done, and should be on anybody’s subscription (not just a plug - I mean it).
Civil Serf and Blogger Anonymity
The big story this week. A blogging Civil Servant has withdrawn her snarky and possibly confidentiality-rules breaking blog after it came to the attention of the Sunday papers.
First of all, Chris Vallance’s interview with the editor of the Spy Blog looking at how difficult it is for bloggers to remain anonymous.
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Then a couple of links:
- Simon Dickson from the Puffbox PR Consultancy has grabbed the vacated web address, and provided a potted history of the affair. Kudos for your nimbleness, Simon.
- Aside from the rumpus, the most notable feature has been - and this may be the first time it has happened - the use by Tom Watson MP (and Cabinet Office Minister) of his blog to launch an impromptu consultation about how (and if) Civil Service bloggers should be regulated.
Pugh throws a Barney
An outrageous story that has broken over the weekend, which demands editorial comment (sorry if you don’t like that).
Gary Pugh, Scotland Yard’s DNA Database Supremo is arguing that we should be screening children into normal sheep and potentially criminal goats from between the ages of 5 and 7. Disgusting.
For my money, this policy displays a level of consideration worthy only of a Trumpton puppet, and Mr Pugh deserves demotion to be a Toy Fireman in Childrens’ Television (minus pension, and after dismissal for Gross Misconduct for poisoning the values of the Police Service). That way at least he can give enjoyment to Primary School children rather than trying to place a permanent stain on the lives of some of them before they may have even learned to read. In my opinion this is a vile proposal, which deserves to be given an immediate, deep and contemptuous burial.
There has been coverage from various sources. I don’t think I have seen any positive coverage, apart from Johann Hari who suggests that the solution is to have all new babies entered into a national DNA database. Personally, I would rather emigrate than condone such a policy.
Thankfully the Association of Chief Police Officers has “distanced itself” from Pugh’s comments, but the idea that this proposal could be seriously considered by even a single senior policeman makes me shudder.
Some blog coverage:
Spy Blog has a summary and roundup of the current story, which includes an account of past use and abuse of the DNA database.
Mr Eugenides has a clear view:
Anyway, where do you draw the line? If you’re identifying the “biggest threats to society”, are there any factors that you don’t feel comfortable using to pre-screen children? Why don’t we just put all black people on the database, Gary? What’s that? You’re already doing that? Well, isn’t that nice. How inclusive of you. No second-class citizens here.
Tim Worstall is most succinct, under the headline “Splutter”:
Come on guys, Minority Report was a dystopian vision, not an operating manual.
and Alix Mortimer writes on Lib Dem Voice:
Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes then (In 2005) acknowledged the dangers of criminalising children and said:
I don’t think you can tell whether a three-year-old is likely to become a criminal.
Wonder what she’ll say this time?
And a Cooks Tour of Other Stories
- My London, Your London has a review of Brilliant Women at the National Portrait Gallery.
- Devil’s Kitchen has an hilarious take on the life-experience required to be a politician - especially a Green one keen on composting.
- Southall Black Sisters has been under threat due to a withdrawal of Council Funding. Womensphere has an update.
- Leonie Kate has an account of fitting two weekends of activity into one.
- Unmitigated England has a tale of a strange pub name.
- Graham Harvey blogs about Local Food, Tesco and independent Garages.
- Paul Flynn MP is celebrating the first birthday of his blog
- The Early Modern Whale has a post entitled “Giant Noah and fossil teeth“. I leave you to investigate.
- Back to the Devil, who stabs Ed Balls in the front. If you read this one at work, I will not be responsible for the consequences. The kindest comparison is with Grima Wormtongue.
- Norman Geras opines on the Significance of the Apostrophe in International Law.
- Lord Bonkers is writing his Diary.
- The Political Animals are being a touch sceptical.
- Lenin’s Tomb has a photo-report of the 5th annual “Troops Home” demo.
- Mr E is back with the Seven Deadly Sins.
- Mike Power reflects on the death of Chief Constable Mike Todd.
- Barkingside 21 is interested in pigeons.
- Miss Prism goes into poetry.
- Tom Papworth asks Why Freedom Matters?
- And finally the Diamond Geezer writes about how to get a Free Blue Badge Guide in London.
And it’s nearly breakfast time, so that - said Matt - is that.
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