FORMER BBC chairman Michael Grade has insisted the corporation's output from Scotland is likely to increase over the next few years — despite calling for the BBC to be red
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Scotsman on 29th Aug 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
The BBC website is reporting that Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Chris Huhne has joined those calling in Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin to go over the fiasco behind the publication of MPs' expenses: Mr Huhne told the BBC: "I think Michael Martin will have to go. I don't think he's the right person to do this job." Speaking on BBC 2's Newsnight, Mr ...
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PeterBlack on 15th May 2009 (via peterblack.blogspot.com)
BBC chairman Sir Michael Lyons hits back at Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw's comments that the BBC Trust should eventually be scrapped.
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BBCPolitics on 17th Sep 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
The coalition agreement’s commitment to devolve more powers from Westminster to Scotland was one aspect that helped it win strong support from Scottish Liberal Democrats as further devolution has been a long-running Lib Dem demand. Now the Scotland Bill is moving through Parliament to turn those commitments into action. The BBC reports: Scottish Secretary Michael
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 28th Jan 2011 (via libdemvoice.org)
The BBC's main building in Scotland was occupied by demonstrators but BBC Scotland reporters were asked to stay inside the newsroom while the protest was under way. 'BBC Scotland journalists were initially asked not to film the demonstrators. When one member of staff did shoot footage on a hand-held camera, they were asked not to upload the film onto the BBC's computers, where it could be accessed...
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AngelsInMarble on 22nd Feb 2009 (via hatfieldgirl.blogspot.com)
The onset of the recession saw the number of thefts in Scotland increase for the first time in a decade official figures have shown.
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Telegraph on 29th Sep 2009 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Last night Jana Bennett, Director of BBC Vision, gave a speech to the Royal Television Society in which she outlined plans to increase spending on network programming outside London by 50% by 2016. As the accompanying press release states: Subject to final funding approval, the out of London plan...
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Tigmoo on 16th Oct 2008 (via writersguild.blogspot.com)
Royal Bank of Scotland will convert £5bn of Treasury-owned preference shares into ordinary shares, BBC News learns.
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BBCPolitics on 18th Jan 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
FRIENDS of Michael Martin have expressed fears that the former House of Commons Speaker would be the victim of a "BBC stitch-up" when his character is recreated in
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Scotsman on 21st Feb 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)