Friday 10 August 2012

Simple Things

Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC continues to display a dazzling ability to have no clue whatsoever about what the BBC is. He seems dimly aware that it broadcasts stuff, but as soon as he realised it also made programmes and that the cost of these was diverting money away from his expense account, diversity training and management team building days out, he scaled them back.

He has led the Corporation towards rerunning programmes as often as possible, to fill the airtime without costing too much. His care for his staff is shown though, in making sure they pay as little tax as possible (and save him money by so doing too).

Today we learn of his concern about the Olympics. Apparently the British presenters, reporting on the success of British athletes to the British public are too excited. Er, Mark, you head the British Broadcasting Corporation, there is a clue in the title.

Other countries are confused by this show of patriotism it is claimed, which just goes to show that being thick and broadcasting isn't just confined to the UK. He says that the coverage should be unbiased. Well, the Corp is showing all the events, so I'm a bit lost as to what more could be done. But as for Britain talking to Britain, thank goodness the presenters have some sense.

It would be nice if, when being unbiased is absolutely required of the BBC it could manage it, but in politics Thompson ensures that a left liberal bias is enforced through all the BBC's output.

I don't know if Mark Thompson empties bins at the BBC, because it would be unpleasant to think he had no utility at all.

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