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The Correspondents Look Ahead 2007 Version: Politics Podcast

From the desk of admin ·December 2, 2007 at 4:13 pm · Filed under Audio, News - Current Affairs, Politics, Politics Podcast

What do you expect in 2008?

I promised to post the full version of the BBC programme “The Correspondence Look Ahead to 2007“. It is a radio link up of key BBC journalists from around the world that occurs on December 28th or thereabouts that I have been listening to for perhaps 20 years.

An excellent way to start your own reflections as we begin to come to the end of 2007.

Areas covered in detail in this programme include:

The prospects for Gordon Brown.
The Surge in Iraq.
Prospects in Iran.
What was expected to happen in China.
The USA and Greenery.
The USA Presidential Election.
The prospects for George Bush.
Is anti-Americanism a problem?

Two things that they did get right were the demise of Ming Campbell as Liberal Democrat Leader, and the savage rise in oil prices. You will have to listen for the things they got wrong.

The Correspondents Look Ahead 2007 Version

The programme is 50 minutes. BBC copyright acknowledged.

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Prime Minister’s Questions Podcast - Donation-Gate: 28 November 2007

From the desk of admin ·November 28, 2007 at 1:10 pm · Filed under Audio, News - Current Affairs, Politics, Politics Podcast

Bearing in mind the febrile and fluid state of politics about Labour’s funding operation, I thought I would post today’s Prime Minister’s Questions as an extra Politics Podcast.

I have left a few minutes analysis on the end from the BBC News 24 team.

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The best line in Prime Minister’s Questions came from Vince Cable for the Lib Dems:

The Prime Minister has changed from Stalin to Mr Bean, bringing chaos out of order.

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Politics Podcast: Obesity and Tax on Schools

From the desk of admin ·November 4, 2007 at 4:54 pm · Filed under Audio, Politics, Politics Podcast

Matthew Revell and studio guests discuss politics from a Wolverhampton perspective.

Studio guests: Carl Husted (Conservative) and Mark Watson (Editor, Minority Perspective)

01.35 - Are we all too fat to think for ourselves? Academics, think tanks, pressure groups and politicians are fond of telling us that we’re drinking and eating too much. Now they’re telling us it’s not our fault because society makes us eat more than we should. There’s also a proposal for smoking licences and an enforced hour’s exercise each day! Is this an Orwellian nightmare come true or are we really all too stupid to look after ourselves?

21.52 - Tax on school savings: should local authorities be allowed to take 5% annually from each school’s savings?

Tags: matt revell, matt wardman, carl husted, minority perspective, mark watson, wolverhampton politics

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Politics Podcast: Why Democracy - Ministry of Truth film. Interview with Dizzy Thinks.

From the desk of admin ·October 28, 2007 at 7:05 pm · Filed under Audio, Columns, News - Current Affairs, Politics, Politics Podcast

This “Politics Podcast” is excerpted from Episode 12 of the Wolverhampton Politics Show.

Matthew Revell takes a look at the practical and ideological in the world of politics.

Blogger Dizzy aka Phil Hendren talks about the film Ministry of Truth that was part of the BBC’s Why Democracy? season, and discusses the practicalities of implementing a law to prevent politicians from knowingly misleading the public. 11 minutes.

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Politics Podcast: The Post Office Closure Programme:

From the desk of admin ·October 14, 2007 at 11:00 am · Filed under Audio, Columns, News - Current Affairs, Politics, Politics Podcast

Following up the series of articles I have written about the closure of local post offices, the Politics Podcast this week is an interview with Kim Ledgar, Executive Officer for the Midlands region of the Federation of Sub-postmasters, talks about the Government’s Post Office closure programme.

She explains the odd situation where sub-postmasters invest in and run their business but have the hands tied by Royal Mail/the Government.

She also expresses her relief at the closure programme as it offers a way out for struggling sub-postmasters and describes ways in which local government could give more business to Post Offices.

This podcast is excerpted from Episode 11 of the Wolverhampton Politics Show by Matt Revell.

Recorded: 5th October 2007. Originally broadcast on WCR FM.

Programme Notes

02:25 - Kim Ledgar, Executive Officer for the Midlands region of the Federation of Sub-postmasters, talks about the Government’s Post Office closure programme. She explains the odd situation where sub-postmasters invest in and run their business but have the hands tied by Royal Mail/the Government. She also expresses her relief at the closure programme as it offers a way out for struggling sub-postmasters and describes ways in which local government could give more business to Post Offices.

20:33 - Andrew Wynne explains how he squares his support of free markets with the importance of Post Offices.

Tags: politics podcast, wcrfm, postoffice closures, post office, kim ledgar, matt revell, andrrew wynne

Article Series - Post Office Closures

Political Implications of Gordon Brown’s Decimation of the Post Offices
The Labour Manifestos 1997, 2001, 2005 on Post Offices: What did Gordon Brown and Tony Blair promise?
Politics Podcast: The Post Office Closure Programme:

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Politics Podcast: What is the Value of a Party Conference

From the desk of admin ·October 10, 2007 at 12:46 pm · Filed under Audio, Columns, News - Current Affairs, Politics Podcast

This is the first real “Politics Podcast”, excerpted from Episode 10 of the Wolverhampton Politics Show.

David Hartley (Labour) and Doug Hope (UKIP) talk about their parties’ conferences and debate the contribution that Labour have made to the country.

Oh - and watch out for the jingles. They made me jump.

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Interview: Examining UK Libel Laws, in the light of the Alisher Usmanov / Schillings Affair

From the desk of admin ·October 4, 2007 at 10:35 am · Filed under Alisher Usmanov, Audio, Campaigns, Columns, Free Speech Campaign, News - Current Affairs, Political Blogging, Politics Podcast, Uncategorized

Today I am publishing another interview about potential changes to the libel law framework in the UK following on from the Alisher Usmanov case.

This is taken, with permission, from Matt Revell’s Wolverhampton Politics Podcast, and is with Mr Eugenides - who has written very clearly about the controversy. It is about 20 minutes.

The section from his shownotes:

Alisher Usmanov’s solicitors have temporarily silenced the blog of Craig Murray, the UK’s former ambassador to Uzbekistan, along with those of Boris Johnson, Bob Piper and Tim Ireland’s Bloggerheads. Blogger Mr Eugenides chats about the importance of freedom of speech and how the UK’s libel laws work in favour of rich plaintiffs.

This interview moves the conversation on from the particular Alisher Usmanov controversy to the wider question about the imbalance in Britain’s laws around defamation. As the law stands, it is almost inevitable that an isp will pull the plug on a website rather than insist that the allegations be heard through due legal process - as they begin to share the potential liability the moment they are informed of the alleged defamation. This is crazy.

You can find the entire weekly one hour show on the Wolverhampton Politics Podcast website.

I’m going to keep tracking this story, because there is the potential that the Alisher Usmanov controversy may result in a cross-political spectrum coalition of website owners aiming to change the UK law to be more sensible.