Expensive BBC

Nomad is delighted to see that The Telegraph has been targeting 'the corporation' over its expense claims. This is entirely appropriate, they are funded by a tax on watching television and the taxpayers are entitled to know how the money is spent.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5649513/Mark-Thompson-defends-high-BBC-salaries-and-lavish-expense-accounts.html

Thompsons arguments are essentially spurious, 'the corporation' is not competing with anybody. His organisation could make no programmes at all if it wanted and his expenses claims would still be met.

As a line of attack, the confidentiality of the stars packages is an obvious place to start. If these people choose to work for a public organisation funded by the taxpayer why should they be entitled to secrecy. FOI request anybody?

Given that the salaries of the talent are supposed to be confidential, you may well be wondering how it is that we know all the details of what our Johnathan gets paid. I think the answer is that the vile Ross rather likes boasting about his "big package".