Interview with Eric Bednarski
I manged to have an interview with Eric Bednarski, the director The Strangest Dream. We discussed the life and work of the film’s central character, Sir Joseph Rotblat and about documentary filmaking in general.
Listen to an interview with the Director (13:29, 12MB mp3)
Part 2: Interview with Commissioner Wallstrom
This is the second and final part of the interview. Also present is Joe Hennon, her Spokesman. Part one is here
Part 2 Interview with Commissioner Wallstrom (31.05, 28.4mb, mp3)
Criticism, the citizens’ right to have a voice, how to tell if a Commissioner is doing a good job, getting rid of jargon, what frustrates her, advice [...]
Interview with Commissioner Wallstrom
This is the first of a two-part podcast with Commissioner Wallström, who has revolutionised the European Union’s strategy for communicating with citizens and has been a bold experimenter in using internet based technologies for putting their message out and encougaring debate between the institutions and citizens.
Whilst her efforts have not always been appreciated, to put [...]
Chris Davies MEP
I recorded two excellent interviews with Chris Davies, one of Britain’s most effective Members of the European Parliament and recently nominated as MEP of the Year.
He’s recently visited Gaza, and blogged from there. He’s also known for leaking a report into MEP’s expenses and was recently busted for posessing cannabis as part of his decriminalisation [...]
Next Century Foundation
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Last night I interviewed William Morris of the Next Century Foundation.
They are involved in conflict resolution in places such as Gaza, Iraq and also facilitate track 2 dialogues, for example arranging confidential discussions between Hamas and people who publically claim they’re not/ cannot talk to them. These meetings are a way of initiating a process [...]
Why The Economist Backed Barack
The Economist’s David Rennie explained how the endorsement came about. Every Monday there would be a debate amongst the management team, with people selected to represent both parties. After several sessions the senior managers came to a decision.
Speaking at a debate on the US election, hosted by the 311 forum at Brussels’ think tank, The [...]
No More Coal – Interview with Stefan Singer, Director, Global Energy Policy, WWF
Demonstrators gather as MEP’s back caps on carbon emissions from power stations.
As MEPs met to decide on a range of climate change issues in Brussels, protestors campaigning against the construction of 50 coal fired power plants held a lively demonstration outside the parliament under the slogan, No More Coal.
Stefan Singer, Director, Global Energy Policy, WWFStefan [...]
