Congress blocks Afghan aid as Petraeus steps up. Recent elections in Burundi are slammed by opposition politicians as unfree and unfair. Both Russia and the US scramble to play down spy arrests in a bid to maintain good relations. 17 combatants left dead in clashes between Turkish security forces
David Elstein gives a blow-by-blow account of the first panel of the recent symposium of the Public Service Broadcasting forum
David Elstein gives a blow-by-blow account of the third panel of the recent symposium of the Public Service Broadcasting forum
David Elstein gives a blow-by-blow account of the second panel of the recent symposium of the Public Service Broadcasting forum
Talking to the Voice of the Listener and Viewer, the chairman of the BBC Trust, Michael Lyons, previewed his response to the BBC executive's Strategy Review.
UK government to announce torture complicity inquiry. Taliban attack NATO base in Jalalabad. Nepalese prime minister resigns. ACLU mounts legal challenge against US govenment over no-fly list. Blast in Chechen capital. All this and more in today’s security briefing.
Mexican politician assassinated after highlighting cartel violence. Israeli air raid on Gaza kills Palestinian. Ten dead after clashes in Kashmir. Iraq inquiry reopens after election recess. All this and more in today's security briefing.
Positive peace is more than the absence of war. Groups campaigning to advance the causes that are vital to building it would find greater synergy if they recognised their interdependence. A local experiment confirms this.
As some of us wonder when we will start to gear up for a referendum on the voting system, with the Coalition still unable to tell us its proposed date,
Introduction
1. United for Local Television (“ULTV”) is a coalition representing groups seeking to develop a new tier of television services catering for local communities (“local TV”).
2. ULTV congratulates
General Comments
It is clear that the BBC must continuously review its output and its strategy, especially at a time of both rapid technological change and economic uncertainty. However, we
