Thread: 'Austerity' at the BBC
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Old 26-12-2012, 15:40   #17
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Re: 'Austerity' at the BBC
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy View Post
Exactly, with a garanteed income no matter how epic the failures ...
Such as? Yes. A couple of dodgy decisions news-wise this year which, in fact, were polar opposites of each other.

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...there'll be no change.
Well, there will, of course, be changes. But whatever they do, some people won't be happy.

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Normal advertising/subscription income would have run a mile over the Savile affair...
Something you simply cannot prove. And what about the NHS? They didn't "run a mile" from him. In fact, they embraced him and placed him un-supervised nearer even-more vunerable young people than the BBC ever did.

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but apart from paying off an incompetent DG with twice the amount needed...
It was either that or potentially a lot more money after a costly legal battle. And, of course, this was after his 20+ years at the BBC, not just for his 54 days as DG.

But don't let facts get in your way, will you?

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True austerity would be a 20-25% cut in the TV tax.
Well they have already had a 16-20% cut in real terms with the latest settlement. So you're not far off.

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Originally Posted by Sirius View Post
Question for you CARL have you been in the BBC buildings at Media City ?????
Yes. But not inside. I have seen the privately-owned Media City.

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Originally Posted by Sirius View Post
Carl what they PUT in there buildings as everything to do with them or do peel holdings say what computers and coffee machines they use, what mood rooms they have, what rest areas they have with snooze chairs and other delights.
Fair enough. I see your point now. However, you expect them to have crap in there?

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I have - and to be honest I didn't think they were so different to any other modern work space I've been in, especially not different to any comparable creative workspace.
But this is the BBC. They're supposed to make do with what everyone else throw's out aren't they?
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