NO TO BBC LICENCE FEE CAMPAIGN

A newspaper article in February 2012 began . . .

"EXTINCT: THE BRITISH ARMY
Our proud soldiers have been cut back so far
military experts say they must now be called a
'Home Defence Force'."

As if to underline just how inane, stupid, toothless and powerless
this country has become, all households are forced to go on funding
"froth and nonsense" (i.e. the BBC).

Given the opportunity, I am certain that licence-fee payers would
prefer that their money paid for our armed forces, and NOT for the
BBC's overpaid fat cats, waste, excesses and 'repeats'!

WHEN WILL COMMONSENSE RETURN TO THE UK?

Licence Fee Money Spent To Preserve Secrecy ! ! !

A press report (18 February 2012) revealed that the BBC Trust
(BBC "Fan Club") has paid £1.8 million to a top international
law firm for work including advice on keeping the wages of
some of its most high-profile stars confidential. Many of these
are over-paid presenters, who usually 'demand' open-ness and
transparancy from those of us in the real world!

An End MUST Be Brought To This Cash Cow!

BBC Arrogance

Close A BBC Channel . . . And Open A Hospital

In 2011, on BBC Radio 4's PM programme, Caroline Thomson allegedly compared closing
a BBC channel to the NHS shutting of a hospital.

I suggest that it would probably more than pay for a hospital!

August 2011 — BBC Buys 430 Olympics Tickets

Allegedly, the BBC used licence-fee payers' hard-earned money to buy well over 400 tickets to the 2012
Olympic Games - for staff and guests, of course! This is in addition to all the press passes it received for
its "army" of commentators, camera crews and production teams. When public bidding for tickets took
place in April, a great many members of the public were unable to get any tickets at all.

"Strictly Come London Games" — Breathtaking Arrogance!

The BBC are now announcing — even more frequently than the "Press A Little Button" jingle — that they
are 'the preferred broadcaster for the 2012 Olympics'. What idiot dreamed that one up?

"In Lane 1 . . . Wait For It, The BBC Is In Charge . . . we'll say when . . ."

Stand by for athletes emerging only when announced by the BBC presenter, accompanied by a formal and
lengthy description of their attire and family background, and with the eventual results announced in reverse
order with the obligatory BBC pause while the massed pipes and drums perform a full tattoo.

The BBC " Strictly Come Prancing" Format
MUST NOT Be Allowed To Stifle The Olympics!

BBC 'Immunity From Accountability'

MPs have criticised the BBC over its 'immunity from accountability' and its 'reluctance' to even consider value
for money when making programmes. The Public Accounts Committee is furious that the broadcaster has not
opened up its books so that licence payers can see how their money is spent. In its annual review of the BBC's
finances, the committee said the BBC was falling short of the 'transparency' expected of a public body.

With breath-taking arrogance, the BBC refused to allow the auditor general access to its accounts, opting instead
to use a private firm. The committee was also concerned at the BBC's decision to pay some presenters twice as
much as those in the commercial sector.

A BBC Trust Spokesman Said: "The Trust Takes Its Duty To Hold The BBC
To Account And To Ensure Value For Money For Licence Fee Payers Very
Seriously". Why, then, does it turn a blind eye to the relentless growth of
the BBC website, and the perpetual waste and profligacy in the BBC?

For "Flagship" Read "Imagination"

The BBC has a word to describe just about all its programmes and/or content — "flagship". However, I have long
held the opinion that this is a self-promoting description designed to over-egg many a BBC pudding, and I cite
Newsnight, Panorama and Today as examples.

"Award-Winning Drama From The BBC" - Heard For The First Time?

Proof that this description is little more than a BBC invention came recently when, on BBC Radio 4, an announcer
trailed a play that was to going to be enacted "for the first time" that evening. In closing, he said: "award-winning
drama from the BBC"! Considering no-one had heard it before, how on earth could it be "award-winning"?!

"If it is on the BBC, it MUST be award-winning". What award-winning arrogance!

Licence-Fee Money Provides An "Essential Service"?

Finding new Apprentices for Sir Alan Sugar;

Finding new West End leads for Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber;

Full and extensive Family Tree research for celebrities;

Ever-more lavish and costly "Strictly" programmes to combat all Saturday opposition;

Paying MPs thousands of pounds to appear on BBC programmes;

Funding "Be On A Show" programmes, such as "Bargain Hunt", for which the "aim" is said
to be "to make a profit", but more often than not it is the sheer scale of the losses that make
for the biggest hoot! The REAL purpose of such shows is to try and draw the fee-paying public
into the BBC web (i.e. so they feel involved) - all designed to perpetuate the licence-fee theft.

BBC measures 'value for money' by Ratings (costs immaterial)!

"BBC Sinks To The Depths To Get Viewers"

The BBC opted to include explicit homosexual love scenes in the hope of attracting a bigger audience for
'Doctor Who' — yet again, they got it wrong (as they constantly do with 'Eastenders'). The corporation's
obsession with ratings, coupled with the very obvious lack of any controls over autonomous producers, shows
just how tired (and tiresome) it has become. Time to pull the plug, and use licence-fee payers' cash wisely!

Don't Let The BBC Choreograph The Olympic Games!

The BBC appears to have completely taken over the University Boat Race — with the proceedings meticulously
choreographed, and the teams only able to emerge from the boat-houses as and when annouced by Clair Balding.
I have also received reports that Royal Ascot has gone very much down the same road — Strictly Come Racing!

"Olympics 2012 - Choreography By The BBC, From Our Brand New Studio"

I dread to think what the BBC will do if let loose on the Olympic Games — athletes having to wait until announced,
and results read out in reverse order (with the obligatory 20-minute orchestral recital between saying "In third place
is . . ." and then hearing the name. We will be the laughing stock of the sporting world.

WHAT GIVES THE BBC THE RIGHT TO DO THIS WITH SPORT?

"Anti-Army Piece Of Work From The Beeb Luvvies"

Many people from all walks of life — especially from the military — slammed the BBC for commissioning an
"insensitive" and "tastless" comedy about bomb disposal experts, especially at a time when brave soldiers
were being killed or severely maimed by IEDs while on active service. One message on the British Army
Rumour Service website said: "Another anti-army piece of work from the Beeb luvvies".

The website continued: "I suppose it makes a change from them portraying British soldiers as bullying,
demented, psychotic, deranged, unemployed idiots suffering from PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)".

Needless to say, the BBC trundled out the usual excuses for making the programme.

My advice to the military: DON'T HELP THE BBC IN ANY WAY.
EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT YOU MAY LIVE TO REGRET IT!

Bonuses — Fine for BBC, but 'Obscene' for anyone else!

The BBC, more than anyone else, has laid into the recipients of bonuses, notably bankers and finance
managers, describing them as 'obscene', and arguing that 'this is, after all, taxpayers' money'! They
also led the feeding frenzy over MPs' expenses.

However, despite Mark Thompson once telling staff that 'it is not appropriate to award an increase in
pay or award a bonus this year' (2009), it would seem that taxpayers' money is slopping about so much in
BBC coffers that bonuses are on the agenda. According to a press report (17 January 2012), the BBC has
spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on bonuses to bosses, despite pledging to scrap such payments.

Four senior managers (probably earning far more than the Prime Minister already) shared about £275,000
in top-up payments last year— with one pocketing a staggering £155,000 on top of his £206,000 salary.
Another relative newcomer, recruited in 2010, pocketed a £40,000 bonus last year, taking his pay package
to almost £213,000. Yet another, John Linwood, received a pay rise of £40,000 last year as part of a total
package of almost £358,000.

Other members of staff also enjoyed tens of thousands of pounds in pay rises, despite Mark Thompson's
public pledge that bonuses would be scrapped, and pay frozen.

If only we had politicians with the guts and determination to destroy
this parasitical body, or at least get it under control? Dream On ! ! !

Thousands Protest At Eastenders Cot Death

The 'cot death' storyline on "Eastenders" (any plot will do, as long as ratings go up) backfired when thousands
of viewers complained — among them mothers who had experienced cot deaths themselves.

The BBC (as per norm) defended the plot, saying that it did not intend to cause distress (?), but acknowledged
that it was a "particularly emotive storyline", approached with "great care and attention" following advice
from experts.

"Eastenders' Plots Touch Viewers' Everyday Lives"

One newspaper columnist seemed to speak for most people when he wrote: "What gives the BBC the right to
invade our homes with squalor and misery in the name of entertainment? I've read their pathetic excuses a
hundred times: they say Eastenders is popular because its plots touch viewers' everyday lives.

The "Extremes" In "Eastenders"

"But how often does your everyday life involve murder, prostitution, incest, rape, paedophilia, homosexual
affairs, torture, gang fights, drug addiction, alcoholism or armed robbery? All of these topics have been
screened by the BBC whenever the ratings war with ITV demands a few even more shocking episodes.

Pensioners Group Told "You're Too Old"

"Question Time" bosses are alleged to have told the National Pensioners Convention that its representatives
could not appear on the show's panel because they 'would not be able to cope with the lights and the stress of
a live broadcast'. In reality, it was probably because, as pensioners (and after a lifetime of being forced to fund
this arrogant organisation), they no longer paid for a licence, and were 'freeloaders'!.

"No longer pay for your TV licence . . . no longer BBC concern!"

"You're Probably Not Hired"

The BBC, in its blind dash for ratings above all other considerations, came under fire after being accused of
turning youth unemployment into a reality TV gameshow. The plan was to put desperate job-seekers through
tough work placements in the programme — "Up For Hire" — and then for them to be grilled by bosses before
discovering if they have been hired, live on air (sensationalism for the sake of it).

Thankfully, employment experts blasted the BBC for exploiting such a sensitive issue for entertainment purposes,
as figures showed that 20,000 university students failed to find work after graduating in 2010. One described the
proposed gameshow as "crass and humiliating". Chasing ratings smacks of desperation.

Will Travel . . . But Not Always

I was appalled when I read an article which appeared in the 'Daily Express' on Friday, 19 March 2010,
under the heading: "Blundering BBC says sorry for calling shot PC Mr Plod". Allegedly, the coroner
conducting an inquest into the death of the policeman (PC Ian Terry) demanded that a BBC executive
appear before him to make a personal apology to his family. However, he was told that there was
"difficulty" making the 180-mile trip from London.

This left me extremely angry, extremely sorry for the dead policeman's family, and absolutely astonished
to learn of a BBC executive unwilling to travel long distances . . .

Beijing, Cannes, Hollywood, Miami, New Delhi, Tokyo and Galapagos Islands
usually present no problems (at our expense) to the Glee Club membership!

Clarkson On Strikers: "I'd Have Them All Shot . . ."

Despite Jeremy Clarkson's rant on The One Show about striking workers, which led to the BBC receiving
well over 21,000 complaints from irate viewers, it transpired that it had been agreed with TV bosses before
the show was aired. With hindsight, the BBC later admitted that the item "wasn't perfectly judged".

If it attracts more viewers to this "appalling waste of licence-fee money", then it MUST be worth it!

Media & Poor Health

There are a number of factors that lead to ill-health and morbid obesity, and the blame for the continuing
deterioration of the nation's health — whether young or old — and increasing numbers of people suffering
from morbid obesity, cannot be placed entirely on the BBC. However, as a tax-funded organisation which has
numerous radio stations, television channels, iPlayer and internet presence, we cannot avoid the fact that the
BBC (funded by the licence fee tax) is playing a major role in the deteriorating health of the nation.

If you dispute this . . . then read on!

Morbid Obesity Is Rising Throughout The Population

"One in three adults will be officially fat by 2010", said a report (the source of which was an executive from the
NHS Information Centre) which warned of an obesity time-bomb in britain, and predicted that the UK will soon
overtake America as the "fat capital of the world".

"Obesity already causes 9,000 premature deaths a year, and costs the NHS something like £1 billion a year.
Indeed, by the arrival of the 2012 Olympics there will be 13 million people in Britain classed as obese! A quarter
of children aged four and five are classed as obese or overweight. Nearly one in three 10- to 11-year-olds are also
'unhealthily' overweight. Obesity, caused by lack of exercise (and poor diet) is a major health hazard.
It is of huge concern that obesity is afflicting so many children and at such an early age."

Obese By The Age Of Five!

Morbid obesity is confirmed in the whole population, even very young children. One dietician has cited two cases
on her books, one of which (a two-year-old) weighed in at 2st 9lb. Research in one area of Wales found eight per
cent of girls and five per cent of boys are obese by the age of five! Type 2 diabetes is now being seen in
adolescents and children under 10! (From a press report published 16 January 2009).

Don't tell me that the BBC's huge output — coupled with its target of making
couch potatoes of us all, cradle to grave — has NO BEARING on the problems.

Obese Children Get Gastric Implant At Eleven!

A press report on 24 October 2011 informed us tht obese children as young as eleven, whose size is endangering
their health, are being given gatric balloons on the NHS in a drastic attempt to make them lose weight.

"Don't Leave Us . . . Come On Over!"

Note that when CBBC (or CBeebies) ends on one programme, but continues on
another channel, the presenter invariably says: "Don't Go Away. Come On Over!".

Any responsible organistion would say:
"GO OUT TO PLAY IN THE FRESH AIR!"

"Nearly Half Of UK Men 'Will Be Obese By 2030'!"

An international study predicts that almost half of British men could be obese within 20 years, with women
close behind with four out of ten similarly overweight by 2030. Overall, an extra 11 million Britons would be
clinically obese (so fat that it risks their health) taking the total to 26 million.

"Too Little Exercise" By Couch Potatoes

Almost half a million more people could suffer heart disease, with nearly 700,000 extra cases of diabetes and
130,000 more cancer sufferers. As well as energy-dense food, the British and American experts blame 'too little
exercise and lack of action by policymakers'. They say that obesity levels among men could rise from around
19 per cent to between 41 and 48 per cent. The proportion of obese women is predicted to increase from 26 per
cent to between 35 and 43 per cent.

". . . And Leisure Activities Are Increasingly Sedentary"

Miles Knapton of the British Heart Foundation said: "These predicted figures for obesity and heart disease
in the UK are deeply worrying and show how urgently action is needed. What we have to remember is that
obesity is a normal response to our environment. Culturally, we're reliant on cars, our jobs and leisure activities
are increasingly sedentary and we are faced with an abundance of easily available distractions."

"Sit And Watch A Cookery Programme" (There Are PLENTY Of Them)!

Unfortunately, if and when the BBC (which has an unnecessarily high content of cooking programmes),
discusses the nation's health it lashes out at just about everything — except "couch potato" lifestyles.

Towns Where Children Are Fatter Than Their Parents

The obesity epidemic has reached such proportions that in many towns children are fatter than their parents
— there are some 22 districts of England where 11-year-olds, officially declared obese, outnumber the adults
in those areas. Their health is in real danger.

In five London boroughs, more than a quarter of children ar already obese by the time they reach the age of
eleven. The analysis acknowledges that many parents fail to ensure that their children eat healthily, and do
enough exercise. The situation is not helped by the fact that there is a plethora of television channels to watch,
many of which seem to be obsessed with showing food and cooking programmes.

If left unchecked, hundreds of thousands of obese children will grow up with weight problems that will dramatically
increase their risks of heart attack, stroke, diabetes and certain forms of cancer - putting a huge strain on the NHS.

Parents tend to be blamed . . . not the hours
(and hours) of "couch potato" viewing!

"Numbers Of Children In Hospital For Weight Problems"

The shocking consequences of Britain's obesity timebomb were revealed recently, with record numbers of
overweight children being treated in hospital. Alarming research reveals the number of patients under 18
being treated for obesity has increased by over 30 per cent in the past five years. The sharpest increase
is among boys, where hospital stays almost doubled to nearly 400 in 2007-2008 . . . and it is getting worse!

There is also a record number of hospital admissions for life-threatening weight-related diabetes among
children. Breathing difficulties, liver and heart disease and joint problems are among the conditions suffered
by overweight youngsters. Those with diabetes are often admitted to hospital with dangerously uncontrollable
glucose levels. Professor David McCarthy, senior lecturer in human nutrition at London Metropolitan
University, said: "It is shocking that admissions to treat obesity complications like this are rising, particularly
among young people. The time-bomb is here and the problem is going to get worse."

Two things — more than any others — contribute to these problems. Excessive and/or unhealthy food,
coupled with a couch-potato lifestyle and lack of physical exercise.

Watching Wall-To-Wall Cookery Programmes On TV Cannot Be Wise!

Obesity And A 'Couch Potato' Lifestyle

Obesity, heavy drinking and a 'couch potato' lifestyle are fuelling soaring rates of cancer in the middle-
aged, a recent report warned. Numbers in their forties and fifties diagnosed with obesity has risen by a
fifth in the last 30 years. Furthermore, experts say that certain tumours once only considered in old age
are now widespread in younger generations. Some 61,000 Britons aged 40 to 50 are diagnosed with cancer
every year, according to research from Cancer Research UK.

The report by Macmillan Cancer warned that the NHS would struggle to cope with the increasing number
of cases — many caused by unhealthy lifestyles. Researchers have shown that fat tissue in the overweight
and obese produce hormones such as insulin and oestrogen which can trigger the growth of tumours. Alcohol
is believed to have a similar effect and other lifestyle factors such as lack of exercise and a diet rich in red
meat have been linked to cancer. Cancer Research UK's director of health information, said: 'We know we
can lessen our cancer risk by not smoking, cutting down on alcohol, keeping a healthy weight, taking exercise
and eating a balanced diet.

At Work? On The Road? Anywhere? We Want To Hear From You!

Another fact I find extremely disturbing is that, when the inevitable (desperate) plea comes from the BBC
presenters for "your pictures", or "let us hear your views" (invariably to make up for lack of real content),
it would seem that many people are viewing and/or listening to BBC output while they are at work — or are
even on the road (probably driving)! Action is needed to reverse this.

If you click on the following BBC Link, you will find anything BUT ideal lifestyle:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/lifestyle

"We Do Less Exercise And Eat More"

British women are almost the fattest in western Europe, with the average woman classed as overweight
with a body mass index of 26.9. The only European women bigger than us (according to a recent study)
are from Malta, with a BMI of 27. Study leader — Professor Majid Ezzati, of Imperial College, London
— said: "Doing less exercise and eating more is taking its toll. The size of British people is increasing at
a faster rate than most other countries. In Britain, unhealthy lifestyles have meant that the size of women
has ballooned in the past 30 years.

The BBC Cannot Absolve Itself From Some Contributing To Obesity

The BBC — with countless television channels, too many radio stations, and a massive website on which
(among other things) one can watch television programmes and/or listen to radio programmes — cannot
absolve itself from contributing in no small way to this obesity. After all, its whole objective seems to be
for the population to watch or listen (or both simultaneously) around the clock, and a good proportion of its
output is devoted to cooking and food.

However — surprise, surprise — the BBC thrashes about blindly seeking
alternative causes to blame. "It can't be us. It is all down to lifestyle!"

"50 Minutes Of Exercise Each Week!"

The average Briton now sits on their backside for more than 14 hours every day, a study has revealed.
It found that commuting to work, a day at the office and an evening spent in front of the television means that
millions spend hardly any time on their feet. The typical working adult spends four hours and 17 minutes at
their desk and a further two hours and 27 minutes parked in front of the TV. The average person exercises
just twice a week for 25 minutes a time, far below the Government guideline of half an hour every day.

Don't expect the BBC to blame obesity and lack of fitness on TV!

Background TV "Can Harm Children's Speech"

Parents who leave the TV on for hours — even when no-one is watching — can harm their children's speech
development, say researchers. Their study found that both adults and children use significantly fewer words
when the TV is competing for their attention.

"Infants Vocalise Less"

Lead researcher Dimitri Christakis, Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Washington School of
Medicine, said "We've known that television exposure during infancy is associated with language delays
and attentional problems, but so far it has remained unclear why. This study is the first to demonstrate that
when the television is on, there is reduced speech in the home. Infants vocalise less and their care-givers
also speak to them more infrequently. Adults typically utter approximately 941 words per hour. Our study
found that adult words are almost completely eliminated when television is audible to the child."

"TV Exposure Linked To Bad Behaviour"

He added that every word counts in infancy and the findings suggest that exposure to TV or DVDs does
not improve language skills. "They could also explain why TV exposure is linked to other problems such as
bad behaviour", he said. "Television actually reduces the number of language sounds and words babies hear,
vocalise and therefore learn. We are increasingly technologising infancy, which may prove harmful to the
next generation of adults."

"Family Time . . . Just 45 Minutes A Day!"

The findings from a poll of 3,00 children and parents signal a worrying deterioration of the family unit,
thanks to what campaigners call a 'family-unfriendly culture'. The average family manages to get together
for just 45 minutes a day, the poll found, and most of that time is spent either in front of the TV or eating.

"TV And Digital Families", Not "Caring Families"!

Even more worryingly, parents were twice as likely to describe themselves as 'TV and digital families' than
'caring families' when asked to describe themselves. One in three said they spent most time with the family
eating, and double that number (1 in 6) said watching TV or playing computer games was their family time.

'Watching TV — Leading To Generation Of Couch Potatoes'

The combination of watching TV, playing console games and surfing the internet is turning Britain's
youngsters into a generation of couch potatoes — so say the findings of a study undertaken by the
University of Essex. More than one in three 10- to 15-year-olds are exposed to 'high levels of screen
time', said Dr Gavin Sandercock, research leader, and this figure is similar across the social scale.'
High level' was defined as more than two hours a day, the official recommended limit in countries which
include the US, Canada and Australia. The children were less likely to spend time on physical activity
either at school or home — posing a risk to their 'physical, mental and social health'. Ayodele Ogunleye
(fellow researcher) added: 'A sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for chronic disease'.

"BBC iPlayer — Making The Appalling Unavoidable"

Some time ago (in its quest to have children watch BBC TV from cradle to grave) the BBC launched a
children's version of its iPlayer. The result of this was that children of all ages, from the extremely young
up, can now all ages, from the extremely young up, can now watch programmes they might miss while
watching yet other programmes! indeed, when it was launched, a BBC controller said: ". . . this important
launch means CBBC can now be there for them". Programmes would be made available for up to 13 weeks,
to allow them to 'catch up'.!

Heaven forbid they get up off their backsides and go out in the fresh air!

BBC iPlayer Causes Problems For Children

The peak time for watching the BBC's iPlayer (also paid for by the licence fee) appears to be 10.30 p.m.,
sparking fears by teachers' leaders that children are staying up late and are too tired to study. The sort of
programmes that they are watching include Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents, which features nudity and
drinking, and watching the Matt Lucas and David Walliams adult comedy series Come Fly With Me.

There were 162 million downloads of iPlayer shows last month (chasing ratings again) — something BBC
on-demand general manager Daniel Danker described as the "iPlayer in bed" phenomenon. He said: "The
peak time for watching iPlayer on the iPad (the Apple tablet computer) is 10.30 p.m. We're calling this
'iPlayer in bed'." No regrets there, then!

However, Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers said: "We are
seeing increasing problems around this area. Most parents have no idea that you can do this sort of stuff on
a phone. The technology has raced ahead of our social understanding, and you must never forget the ingenuity
of children."

Male And Female Nudity, Naked Bungee Jumping
And Binge-Drinking Games

"We have caught up with computers but with this new technology it is even easier to get hold of what can
be highly inappropriate material. We would also like to see children coming to school after a good night's
sleep, something which is increasingly not the case." The last available episode of BBC3's Sun, Sex And
Suspicious Parents, set in Magaluf, featured male and female nudity, naked bungee jumping and binge-
drinking games. It was downloaded 600,000 times during January, making it the fifth most popular show
on iPlayer. Come Fly With Me was seen on iPlayer 1.8 million times. Recent research for OFCOM found
that a fifth of eight- to 15-year-olds were downloading TV content.

It appears that popularity is far more important
to the BBC than responsibility!

iPods 'Can Raise Risk Of Ear Infection'

Scientists have warned that listening to iPods can give you earache. Research has shown that regular users
of these devices (which use small earphones) accumulate thousands more bacteria in their ears than do non-
users. "Some of these bugs can cause earache, or wound infections."

Those who share their earphones may be making the problems more widespread. "The wearing of earphones
creates the warm, moist conditions in which bacteria thrive, and raises the risk of cuts through which infections
can spread to other parts of the body."

Too Much TV 'Can Depress Women'

Watching too much television can make women depressed, a study has shown. The more hours spent in front of
the TV, the more likely they are to get the blues. Women aged 46 and over, watching three hours or more a day
were 13 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with depression than those who hardly ever tuned in, researchers
found. The authors of the study of nearly 50,000 women, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology,
suggested that women got down about sitting around when they felt they should be out improving their fitness.

If you listen to presenters on the BBC, a phrase you hear ad nauseum is:

"After all, this is taxpayers' money.
There should be open-ness and transparency"

This rarely applies to the BBC itself (being on a different planet).
The information below was gathered from a variety of sources.

BBC - No Controls

BBC To Pay Out £5.6 Million For Another Staff Move

According to report this week (January 2012) the BBC is facing yet ANOTHER bill, this time of up to £5.6 million
to relocate staff (and make others redundant) after deciding to move some of its shows from Birmingham to Bristol.
This comes on top of the corporation already spending £200 million (yes, TWO HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS)
on moving a major part of its operations and workforce to Salford.

No doubt is must have a sea view, air-conditioning,
lifts, and its own railway station?

Let's Just Build A New Studio With A View!

According to press reports in the week commencing 14 March 2010, the BBC spent up to £1 million on a roof-top
World Cup studio in Cape Town — with stunning views of Table Mountain. This despite the fact that there were
facilities already available in Johannesburg (in the purpose-build Soccer City), where the bulk of the World Cup
matches were played. Incidentally, the BBC took 295 presenters and staff!

Money NEVER seems to present a problem to the BBC.

'Half of BBC staff in £4m pay-off carried on in same jobs'

The BBC spent £4million laying off staff — only for nearly half of them to continue working as normal.
The 'compensation' money was paid to around 70 workers because their posts were being relocated to Salford.
However, after accepting the 'redundancy' money — £57,000 each, on average — about 17 of them simply
carried on in the same jobs, it is understood. A further 15 or so others pocketed the money and then decided
to move to Salford anyway, where they were re-hired to do the same work, albeit for private companies.

Imagine the BBC "FEEDING FRENZY" if these were MPs?

'BBC Cut A Deal Over £1 Million World Cup Studio'

Remember the World Cup (which took place in South Africa) when the BBC did not like the official logistical
centre in Johannesburg. It did what only the BBC could do — it built a brand-new rooftop studio, with views of
Table Mountain, and a lift to spare staff and presenters from having to use stairs — allegedly at a cost of £1m.

BBC Impartiality? Only When It Suits The BBC!

Well, it was subsequently claimed (in a press report) that the BBC negotiated a cut-price rent in return for a
"verbal" promise to promote Cape Town "if and when relevant". Will the licence-fee-payers ever know?

"That New Studio Can Be Re-Used . . . Or Not!"

Remember the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when the BBC — unhappy with the view from the host country's
media centre — did what it can, and spent over £1 million on a purpose-built studio, with lifts and air-conditioning.
Why? Because it had money slopping about, and because it could!

At the time, the BBC claimed that the portable, glass-walled studio (which experts at the time estimated its cost to
be £1 million) would save licence-fee payers money in the long-term because it could be re-used. As at May 2011
this had not happened. Surprise, surprise!

This Was NOT The First — And No Dubt NOT The Last!

Did you know, the corporation built a £250,000 studio in Vienna for the Euro 2008 football championships, because
it did not like the original view of the city. We must not get excited — it's only money, and it does keep coming!

"Talking Of Studios Not Being Used . . ."

In July 2011, we learned that the BBC proposed to host a "comedy conference" (comedy, seemingly, being the
BBC's main idea of entertainment) at a leading arts venue, while its own, sparkling new multi-million media hub
nearby is half empty. To hire the venue, allegedly, costs more than £7,000 a day. No worries, money just keeps
on flooding in from the licence fees, so it has to be thrown at something!

Daylight Robbery . . . Website Absorption

In mid-November, 2011 the London Olympics Committee announced plans for
the Olympic Flame to tour the United Kingdom. During a BBC interview, Lord Coe
said that the itinerary could be seen on the London Olympics website. Within the
space of half an hour, BBC news bulletins were pointing viewers and listeners to
— you've guessed it — the BBC website. Their arrogance is breath-taking.

Not long afterwards, there was a piece about Hogarth paintings being put
on display in Soane House — only for the item to end with a "plug" for the
BBC website, on which one can access a slide show of the paintings!

SHEER BBC ARROGANCE AND GREED ! ! !

This BBC WEBSITE is growing beyond all that is
reasonable for a "PUBLIC SERVICE" broadcaster —
thanks to NO CONTROLS!

"The BBC Is Too Big; Its Sails Need To Be Trimmed!

Who said this? None other than David Attenborough, and he is not alone in this view. He said that it has become
too big, and its 'sails need to be trimmed' — it needed to be 'refocused', and had 'strayed from the straight and
narrow'. Furthermore, reflecting the viewpoint of most licence-fee payers, he claimed that if the licence fee were
removed, the BBC would be 'gone in a decade'.

Why wait a decade (the poor public can't affor it)? Let's axe it NOW!

The BBC Too Big And 'Almost Unmanageable'

Who said this? None other than former BBC chairman Michael Grade — who also went on to say (at the Edinburgh
International Television Festival) that the BBC should share some of the licence fee with Channel 4.

Mr Grade spoke for all of us when he asked: "does the BBC need all those digital channels; does it need all those
radio stations; does it need to occupy all that territory?" He continued: "The BBC has to contract. It's just too big,
almost unmanageable." My only criticism of his speech — the adjective 'almost'!

The BBC IS Unmanageable — Seemingly Without ANY Controls

Nice Work If You Can Get It . . . Again!

Summer madness at the BBC was exposed when we learned that a radio executive was retiring with a pension
pot of almost £2 million . . . only to walk straight back into a part-time job with the corporation. He had been
earning £211,000 a year. The news followed closely on the retirement of the former deputy director general,
who (allegedly) retired with a pension deal worth £3.7 million. The news came at a time when we were told of
yet more cuts to the nation's regular armed forces.

It is little wonder that "Media Studies" figures high on students'
choice of subjects . . . the BBC is an attractive "Cash Cow".

BBC Pays Manager £385,000 For What? "I Don't Know!"

The BBC unlike any other organisation has the means to bury bad news, and the media feeding frenzy over
Liam Fox provided them with the ideal way of burying a story that highlighted (a) the sheer volume of cash
swilling about in BBC coffers, and (b) the total lack of any controls over jobs and salaries within the corporation.

Chief Operating Officer (Caroline Thomson) was asked on Newsnight what exactly a £58,000-a-year
Decision Support Analyst "actually does". She tried to defend the move by saying that the BBC needed "good
managers", but then conceded: "I don't know what that person actually does".

Apparently, Caroline Thomson is one of the people being considered to replace the
Director General . . . surely, whoever gets the job needs to know what people DO?

In case you think this is a one-off, I should point out that the BBC is advertising, or has recently advertised for
a "Deputy Head — High Risk", an "Accountability Assistant", two "Thematic Advisers" (one for governance
and one for health), and a range of "Diversity Advisers".

How must this look to members of the Armed Forces being made redundant?

£1.6 million For 18 New BBC Bosses As It "Cuts Costs"

The BBC appointed 18 senior managers on salaries totalling at least £1.6 million in the first two months of 2011
— just as it was preparing to announce massive cuts in running costs. One of the executives is being paid £340,000,
and two between £190,000 and £220,000. Only when these appointments were in place did the director general —
Mark Thompson — unveil plans to 'slim down the management of the corporation'.

The timing: pure coincidence (of course).

"Countryfile" — New Format For Extreme Sports

The BBC appears to have decided that — as the whole world is in a recession, and UK licence-fee payers
strugge to buy food, clothing, and to keep a roof over their heads — the only way to get (and keep) young
presenters on "Countryfile" (yes, the programme that used to deal with rural affairs) is to ensure that the
programmes contains extreme sports such as canoeing, climbing, gliding, kayaking, flying in aircraft, spend
a day with officer cadets at Sandhurst, white-water rafting, etc.

As If "Award-Winning" BBC Salaries Were Not Enough Already!

The One Show has its own hot-air balloon!

The BBC is a massive website that also broadcasts!

What will OUR licence fee be used for next? A Fleet of Lear Jets?

WHO has the GUTS to rid us of this Extravagant Folly?

£700,000 Can't Tempt BBC Staff North

A £700,000 charm offensive by the BBC has been branded a failure after more than half the staff they tried to
woo over plans to move to Manchester refused to go. It comes as no surprise to learn that the corporation lavished
licence-fee payers' money on meals, hotels, coach trips, tour guides, information packs and consultants in a bid to
ensure that workers agreed to relocate to Salford Quays.

The cost of moving what the BBC itself calls 'flagship shows' (?) such as "Breakfast", as well as the sports and
children's departments and Radio 5 Live, is reported to be almost £1 billion. The breakdown was: £100,000 on
hotels, £30,000 on dinners, £32,000 on lunches, £30,000 on coach trips of Salford, more than £50,000 on "local
area experts", £140,000 on "event management", £3,000 on tram fares and £100,000 on rail fares.

Our impoverished and brave Armed Forces can only look on and dream!

World Cup Draw (Not The Matches) Really WAS A Draw!

At a reputed cost of over £100,000, twenty-six BBC personnel were sent to South Africa "to cover the World Cup
Draw". Even the England football squad does not send that many to physically take part in the championship!

Why did they all go? Because they could, and there was no-one to say no!

Obligatory Overseas Jollies

The BBC splashed the cash (ours) on sending a large delegation to the Davos economic summit between
business chiefs and world leaders. The fact that it was held in a very exclusive ski resort made it all the more
necessary for senior BBC figures to attend! Davos is notorious for lavish late-night parties thrown by companies,
and for the high volume of champagne consumed. Had it been held in Barnsley, I doubt if even Robert Peston (?)
would have attended. The BBC can afford to be choosy with OUR money!

In the week when Greek prime minister, Papandreou was subject to a parliamentary vote — because of the financial
crisis affecting the whole world — the BBC saw the ideal window in which to let John Sopell (something of the night"
springs to mind) and John Humphrys, and no doubt others, to go to Greece to top up their tans.

To all United Kingdom citizens who are wondering if they can afford a
weekend away this year I say: "Join the BBC and see the World"!

Too Grim Up North For BBC's Victoria?

Allegedly, when BBC Radio 5 Live moved to salford, she was quite happy to give her boss a hard time
on air as to why he wasn't 'properly moving' to the north. But now Victoria Derbyshire is herself facing
questions about her enthusiasm for the project, after it emerged she has broadcast just 60 per cent of her
shows from Salford since the move. Apparently, in the ten weeks between her programme launching on
October 24 and the end of 2011, there were only two full weeks in which she presented all her shows from
the new studio. This has led to resentment from colleagues who feel she is being given special treatment.

Eyebrows have been raised because she has been flying to Manchester each day to do the show although
this is not - allegedly - paid for by the BBC. Colleagues are concerned that she is allowed to do shows from
London for childcare reasons, when most other people have to look after it for themselves.'

Regrettably, the farce over the 'move to Salford' goes on, with the (not surprising) regular shuttling by
train by all those managers who expected the staff to move, but excused themselves. Money no object!

BBC — More Staff And Higher Wage Bill ! ! !

The BBC's total staff numbers, and pay bill, went up last year despite the corporation's pledge to cut costs, it
emerged recently. Up to nine of the BBC's so-called "stars" earns more than £1 million, sharing a total of
£14.6 million between them, and the number of people on £250,000 a year (or more) jumped from 47 to 52.

"Open-ness & Transparency . . . After All, This Is Tax-Payers' Money"

While the bulk of the population struggles to make ends meet in the recession, the total of BBC performers on
six-figure salaries jumped from 270 to 274 in the year to March. The high earners are not identified by the BBC
(the outfit that demands "open-ness and transparency because, after all, this is tax-payers' money").

The Total BBC Wage Bill Went Up By £9 Million To £1.02 Billion

Overheads soared by £15 million to £421 million. The total BBC wage bill went up by £9 million to £1.02 billion
(yes, billion) and its total public sector service staff rose slightly to 17,242 (up on the previous year). The overall
cost of 'talent pay' dropped by a modest £9 million, from £221 million to £212 million last year, at a time when
the BBC was meant to be making drastic cuts. The BBC appears to be exempt from most constraints.

Know Where Your Licence Fee Goes

Nevertheless, it is thought that those in the millionaire bracket include Graham Norton (don't ask me why)
and Gary Lineker (both of whom, allegedly, are paid £2,000,000 a year), and Chris Evans. It is understood that
"pundit" Alan Hansen is paid an extraordinary £1,400,000. There were 33 who were each earning between
£250,000 and £500,000, thought to include Matt Smith, Sophie Raworth, Huw Edwards and Sue Barker.

The six or so in the £500,000 to £749,000 bracket are believed to include Fiona Bruce (self-styled Queen of the
BBC), Andrew Marr and Alan Shearer. Anne Robinson and Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman each get £1,000,000.
Others who are paid between £750,000 and £999,000 including Jeremy Paxman and David Dimbleby. Radio One
DJ Chris Moyles is paid an estimated £630,000 a year.

£700,000 Can't Temp BBC Staff North

A £700,000 charm offensive by the BBC has been branded a failure after more than half the staff they tried to
woo over plans to move to Manchester refused to go. It comes as no surprise to learn that the corporation lavished
licence-fee payers' money on meals, hotels, coach trips, tour guides, information packs and consultants in a bid to
ensure that workers agreed to relocate to Salford Quays.

Our impoverished and brave Armed Forces can only look on and dream!

BBC — For "Cuts" Read Spend, Spend, Spend

The BBC have tried to persuade us that they — like most of us in the real world — face cuts. However, the facts
seem to contradict this. Just as the recession began to bite, "The One Show" (?) was launched with all the usual
partying and ballyhoo; a radio station was "axed" but then reinstated; and the BBC website (yes, we ALL pay
for that as well) set about storing literary works (goodbye libraries), and works of art (goodby to art galleries) . . .
and the relentless growth goes on!

The "One Show" Balloon Goes Up

Incidentally, a programme in July revealed that "The One Show" has its own hot-air balloon (essentil BBC kit)
. . . no doubt, if we were able to investigate, we might discover that it also has its own Learjet and fleeet of luxury
limusines. In the meantime, the security of the nation and its borders can go whistle ! ! !

"Protecting World Service Is Vital" — Lord Patten

New BBC chairman Lord Patten has indicated that protecting the World Service is a priority for the broadcaster.
The year is 2011 and the United Kingdom (whose citizens are forced to pay the licence-fee tax) is no longer a major
player in the world. We are in the midst of a long and painfull recession — yet here we have the incoming Chairman
of the BBC Trust defending the corporation's global empire, instead of protecting the interests of the licence payers.

BBC MASSIVE Website . . . One-Stop-Shop For Everything!

I fully expect the BBC to continue to seek a regular increases in the television-licence fee (that is the fee we ALL
have to pay "to accept a television signal into the home") in order to fund its massive website — the aim of which
seems to be to be the single "one-stop-shop for everything" (to the cost of other organisations).

The Trust that is supposed to represent the licence-fee payer (i.e. "manage")
seems far more concerned with its own longevity, by promoting the BBC!

If the World Service is SO important, let the United Nations Fund it!

BBC - Crass Waste

"Wasteful" BBC — Says Martin Bell

A short time ago, former BBC broadcaster, Martin Bell, launched a scathing attack on the "wastefulness"
of BBC News. He criticised sending top anchors to report on foreign stories — something I have repeatedly
questioned myself. The BBC seems to think that by sending these over-paid staff to (or near) the scene of a
news event, this adds authenticity and value. Over recent years, we have heard less and less of "whenever
a story breaks, we are already there!" What the BBC should now say is: "whenever a story breaks, we are
already there, booking accommodation for the big guns (and hangers-on) soon to arrive to take over".

Loaded, Bored And Ready To Leave At The Drop Of A Hat!

Let us put this in perspective — in the past financial year, first-class travel among BBC staff and executives
soared by 60 per cent. The highly-paid anchors do not seem to have much time for anti-social behaviour in
Grimethorpe, or car crime in Sheffield, but already have the passport ready, and luggage packed for "rotten
jobs" like Beijing, Cannes, Chile, Hollywood, Miami, Monte Carlo, Tokyo, etc. Nice work if you can get it!

CONTROLS . . . THERE APPEAR TO BE NONE!

How Some Of OUR Money Is Spent Wisely By The BBC

£2.3 million . . . to help Serbia's switchover programme in 2010.

£1.1 million to realise the potential of Radio Television Serbia to act as a catalyst for democratic change by
covering EU affairs in 2009.

£900,000 to 'unblock the cocoa value chain' in Eastern Sierra Leone in 2010.

£600,000 to train state broadcaster in former Soviet republic of Georgia in 2008.

£600,000 on 'drama for dialogue' programme in Angola in 2010.

£600,000 to support the Palestine media sector in 2007.

£500,000 to strengthen radio stations in Somalia in 2009 . . . yes, the same Somalia that breeds pirates!

And even £600 to a business club in Kyrgyzstan in 2010.

Are YOU Struggling To Make Ends Meet? Tough!

If YOU are wondering how on earth you are going to make ends meet, feed the family, heat your home, keep
your home, find a job, and see your children get a good education, then help to put an end to BBC excesses,
uncontrolled waste, and arrogance.

"Are You Sitting Comfortably?"

Following the decision by the BBC to move north, the corporation felt it necessary to advise employees who
are transferring to Salford Quays on how to sit — made all the more necessary by the fact that they are to be
given a choice of three different hi-tech chairs! A "chair champion" will help staff to select the best type of
seat, and then show them how to fit the furniture to their needs. It was also revealed that employees were also
being taught which bus or tram they need to catch, and how to find the office by car or bike.

Be honest, the money's there, so why not splash it about!

More recently, it was revealed that the BBC is spending hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of licence-fee
payers' money to hire actors to help with job interviews. A cost of £200,000 was spent on actors, playing the part
of "difficult customers", so as to see how interviewees perform under stress.

The BBC Gets Its Priorities Right

The BBC appears to have unlimited thousands of pounds to spend on "BBC One" logos (those screens with
the circular motif — some examples being a helicopter on top of a lighthouse; hundreds of cyclists circling a
roundabout in multi-coloured (no doubt expensive) capes; and so on). What a gross (and ongoing) mis-use of
licence-payers' money, especially at a time when the programme most likely to follow is "Dads' Army"!

Lottery draw extravaganzas (over a period of time) could have paid
for the navy's ships, aircraft for the RAF, purpose-built vehicles for
the army . . . and adequate policing for our streets.

The lunatics are running the asylum!

BBC — Let Us Throw More Money At The Problem

The BBC — having already spent a fortune on new premises in Salford Quays — has had to spend more and
more in an effort to persuade reluctant BBC staff to move up there. Bear in mind, this is licence-fee money!

More than £685,000 was spent on mini-breaks to get reluctant staff to move, and these breaks included free
meals, hotels, transport, information packs and tours of the BBC's Media City. Allegedly, 1,550 people went
on the trips. Spending included £139,807 for "event management", £109,126 on trains, £106,080 on hotels and
£63,424 on meals. I wonder how many actually moved as a consequence?

More Licence-Fee Money Down The Drain

The BBC splashed out £40,000 to pay for one of its highest-paid executives to go on a course at Harvard University,
who then — only a few weeks later — quit his job (which was worth £223,000 a year) to join a public relations giant.

Apparently, some sources had questioned why the BBC felt the need to send one of its public relations stff on a
course designed primarily for business leaders, but the booking went ahead anyway. Very strange!

My oldest grandson is attending university in the UK and — just over one year into his studies — is
running up an unenviable loan, with little hope of paying it off very soon. Such excesses at (and by) the
BBC should not surprise us — there appears to be no-one to control expenditure, programme content,
or behaviour. Years of neglect by politicians (more afraid of the BBC than willing to bring it to heel) have
allowed it to reach the position where it just sticks two fingers up at all of us!

Highly Paid, But What Do They Do?

A press report on Thursday, 17 November 2011, highlighted some job titles in the over-funded BBC — at a
time when the population struggles to find employment. Believe me, these are not made up ! ! !

CLIENT SOLUTIONS EXECUTIVE
To work with internal stakeholders and external partners to provide sponsorship and 'thematic' advertising themes.

DECISION SUPPORT MANAGER
To support decision making in BBC workplace.

PORTFOLIO SUPPORT CO-ORDINATOR
Assist with the 'development of policy to identify and challenge demand requirements.

THEMATIC ADVISER, GOVERNANCE
The successful applicant will 'assist with development of governance-focused funding proposals'.

HEAD OF AUDIENCES, VISION MULTIPLATFORM
Will be charged to 'embed audience understanding in the creative process' and 'interrogate and find new,
interesting audience insights and creative stimulus'.

CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEAD
Responsibility of all aspects of change management concerning the 'Futureworks' Business Transformation
Programme.

Proof that the BBC REALLY IS on another planet!

BBC Gravy Train

August 2011 — BBC Executives Take Us All For A Ride

In the financial year 2010-11 (according to expenses figures released in early August) senior BBC executives
were seen to have been spending huge amounts of money on taxis and other perks. Allegedly, Caroline Thomson
racked up £10,381 in cab fares — nearly £30 per day — during the financial year; although her basic salary is
£307,000, she gets a total remuneration of £385,000. She claimed some £2,800 for cars in the first three months
of 2011 (£100 more than in the previous quarter).

Another big taxi user ws BBC Creative Director and TV presenter Alan Yentob who used cabs to the fare value
of some £1,760 in the three months for which the BBC published expenses details. It included nine fares of over
£100, including one of £180, but the BBC said those were for weekly block bookings.

The BBC defended BBC drama commissioner Ben Stephenson's £3,459.07 flight to New York in March, saying
it was booked at short notice "to attend an emergency production meeting". The figures also show that BBC1
controller Danny Cohen made a claim of £38.50 for water at an awards ceremony hosted by Broadcast magazine.

£1,175,000 For Three People!

The BBC — seemingly immune from the effects of the massive budget deficit, and the lengthy recession which
is affecting the rest of the UK — agreed to pay Tim Henman the astonishing sum of £200,000 (£14,000 a day)
in return for commentary work.

Why? Simply because they can, and because each departmental manager appears to have complete, unfettered
autonomy. Regrettably for us licence-fee payers, we have NO-ONE to represent us, and we can only stand by
— powerless to do anything — as our money is poured down countless drains in order to obtain ratings.

When Does Three Equal More Than One Million?

The Tim Henman case prompted me to randomly pick just two other BBC employees — Sue Barker (£375,000
a year) and Andrew Marr (£600,000 a year) — and just by adding Tim Henman's £200,000 (for two weeks), the
total for three persons comes to a staggering £1,175,000.

This Country Is Barking Mad!

The Air Force, the Army, the Navy and Border Control can go to the wall — but the BBC can afford to pay out
eye-watering salaries, travel and other expenses, and fatcat pensions to managers (many of whom earn far more
than the Prime Minister). The country is barking mad!

What A Pity There Is NO-ONE To End This EVIL Tax !

Director General's Salary "Wrong And Corrosive"

BBC director general Mark Thompson was told by one of the corporation's own interviewers (January 2010)
that his own staff find his salary "wrong and corrosive". Mr Thompson, who was paid £834,000 in 2009, was
also informed that some staff were so furious about his pay that they wanted him to quit.

Stephen Sackur, interviewer, asked Mr Thompson to imagine 'being hauled into the office of George Osborne,
if the Conservatives won the election, and being challenged to justify why almost 50 BBC senior managers earn
more than the Prime Minister'. He asked Mr Thompson if he understood how much anger there was among staff.

Sadly, NOTHING has changed, and we have NO politician BRAVE ENOUGH
to take on the BBC (and so risk a source of secondary employment)!

"You Should Not Earn More Than £674.000!"

Under new measures, the Director-General of the BBC should not earn more than 17 times the staff "median",
says Lord Patten, Chairman of the BBC Trust. What a bitter blow! This means that the maximum he can earn
(as at today) is a measly £674,000! Little wonder that the world wants to work for the corporation. As for members
of the executive board, they will not be able to exceed nine times that median figure — or £357,000.

BBC Wastes £23,000 On a U.S. "Jolly"

The BBC spent more than £23,000 to send five executives to an annual American TV festival where they watched
only six shows, it has been revealed. New figures recently released show the BBC ran up huge bills for flights,
accommodation and meals at the annual Los Angeles Screenings. Hotel rooms at the event, where the American
studios lay on lavish parties to showcase new programmes they are trying to sell to TV channels around the world,
can cost up to $500 (£307) per night.

In 2008, five executives flew out to the week-long festival, at a cost to the licence-fee-payer of £23,842, watching
only six shows in the week. The next year, four executives went to the screenings, signing off bills for £20,460.

We have yet to learn the figures for 2010 and 2011.

ADVICE TO UNIVERSITY GRADUATES . . .
Forget Engineering, Physics, Science or Teaching.
If You Want Eye-Watering Salaries & Pensions - Join The BBC!

Obscene Rises - "Self Help" Available At The BBC

By my reckoning, Mark Thompson (currently on £779,000) could immediately award himself a rise of £55,000 a
year; and executive board members (who, on average, earn £352,000) could award themselves a rise of £5,000
each a year — and these obscene rises would be perfectly in order. Allegedly, he earned £838,000 last year!

Thank God someone has flagged up BBC salaries at last — however, my advice is: "don't hold your breath".

I wonder if any BBC Fat Cats would chip in to help us buy an aircraft carrier?

"BBC Blows £50,000 A Day On Taxis"

The BBC ran up an £18.2 million expenses bill for taxis and hire cars in 2010, according to an article in the
"Sunday Express". It means that licence-payers are forking out some £50,000 a day for the transport. The
bulk of the bill, £13.2 million, went on taxis for Corporation business.

It was also revealed that "Match Of The Day" pundits Alan Shearer, Alan Hansen, and Mark Lawrenson were
regularly chauffered home to the North-East and Merseyside at licence-fee payers' expense. In April 2010 it
was disclosed that three top BBC bosses spent £12,000 on taxis in 12 weeks. This included £4,862 racked up in
fares - £75 per day — by its £515,000 director of Vision, Jana Bennett. Allegedly, BBC staff were angry that
hundreds of thousands of pounds were spent on unofficial business and ferrying senior staff and show business
stars round London. Some executives, it was claimed, believed that having a taxi "on call" was a birthright, so
they made little or no use of public transport. In a competitive environment, the BBC would not last five weeks!

"Let's Go See For Ourselves"

I was less than surprised when a neighbour, who had heard a piece on radio, told me about one of the lamest
excuses for an overseas jolly I had heard in at least a fortnight. Apparently the BBC radio programme had
featured the song about the battle of Jericho, and the line "one more river to cross" had prompted a desire -
presumably - to leave the cold, wet UK climate to top up tans in Jordan and the surrounding area, under the
pretext of researching the words of the song. Gobsmackingly ingenious!

Meanwhile, many families wonder if they can afford a weekend away.

BBC And Bad Language

Abhorrent, But "If It Gets A Laugh, It MUST Be Funny!"

With ratings seemingly more important than programme content or value for money, the BBC has decided
that a word (most abhorrent to women especially, and not even used as a matter of course by those that
normally swear like troopers) is acceptable for broadcasting. This public-funded body, which arrogantly
describes everything it does as "award-winning" or "flagship", will sink to any depths to appease its
minority audiences.

I suspect this is confined to the UK only — the BBC would NEVER introduce a word of equivalent abhorrence
when broadcasting to world service audiences, for fear of a backlash (leading to the end of the world service
— funded by ALL OF US against our wills, our wishes, and our better judgement). Without doubt, the BBC will
get its way and c*nts will become an everyday word on radio and television . . . "all in the best possible taste"?

"Today" Joins The Offensive ! ! !

On Sunday, 31 July 2011, I read that the so-called 'flagship' radio programme (BBC description, not one recognised
by anyone else) — 'Today' — caused upset to many listeners by broadcasting bad language before 9.00 a.m.

Now, while I also find this deplorable, I knew from experience that however many people complained, there would be
NO apology from the BBC - while the corporation calls for apologies from everyone else (or requires them to 'fall
on their sword'), the word "sorry" is not in the BBC vocabulary. Anyone could predict what the response would be:

"If we offended anyone it is to be regretted. However, in this instance
(and this applies to anything and everything we do) we feel it was justified."
In other words, "SHOVE OFF!".

Some Four-Letter Words Should Lift The Ratings!

Hot on the heels of 'ruining' Winifred Holtby's thoughtful classic South Riding on TV, the BBC decided to
insert four-letter words into a dramatisation of Wuthering Heights on Radio 3 — said a press report at the time.
The aim was to grab attention. The same impulse lay behind the needless four-letter scene in ' The King's Speech'.

Speaking English is a requirement of all immigrants —
Planet BBC — outside the UK — is obviously excused!

"Swearing In Comedies Is Good", Says BBC Fat Cat

One of the BBC's top executives caused fury recently after she insisted it is acceptable for comedies to feature
expletives, adding that one of the points of comedy was 'to cause offence and make her flinch'. Unfortunately,
because she (like the rest of the BBC) exist on a different planet from the majority of us, she seems blissfully
unaware that the bulk of the population find it offensive in any shape or form. However, I have to admit that,
when I learn she is on £385,000 (without extras) a year, I feel inclined to swear out of sheer frustration!

BBC Overkill

BBC Scotland Sends 268 Staff To "T In The Park" Jolly

BBC Scotland came under fire, accused of wasting licence-payers' money, by sending an astonishing 268 staff
to cover the "T In The Park" music festival. This at a time when the Scottish Tory culture spokesman, Ted
Brocklebank said: "At a time when Government departments are facing cuts of 25 per cent across the board,
the BBC has to be seen to be playing its part". The revelation came on top of another in the same week, in
which it was revealed that a BBC Scotland boss had been given £40,000 to re-locate from Glasgow to Inverness,
only to spend thousands of pounds of licence-payers' money on commuting back to the Central Belt.

"The BBC Has To Match Quality Of Coverage Its Competitors Would Provide"

It should come as no surprise to learn that there were NO competitors at this event!

Incidentally, The BBC Sent 400 Staff To Cover The Glastonbury Festival!

BBC Presence At The Royal Wedding

The BBC deployed no less than 850 staff to cover the Royal Wedding — for no other reason than to impress
global audiences (none of whom pay anything towards its excesses), and in order to outnumber the competition
to try and justify the licence fee.

ITV did a sound job with only 300 staff, while Sky managed (better, many would say) with only 160 staff —
fortunately, neither of them feel that they have to impress the world simply by sheer numbers and cash spent.

200 Rooms In The Finest Hotels Nearby

With the Glastonbury Fetival on the horizon, it came as no surprise that the BBC booked some two hundred
rooms in the finest hotels nearby. Why? Because they can — they have money sloshing in, around and over
the top of the pot to do so, and at times like this the top news anchors, and high-earning managers, all need a
"jolly" to keep them sweet.

Who knows? A few of them might even like music. If they don't, they can enjoy luxury suites with gilded furniture
(normally £300 to £500 a night); Scandinavian log cabins normally priced at £500 a week); and a nine-room
Mediterranean-style hotel with heated swimming-pool. By the time of the festival, rooms booked by the BBC
numbered 400.

The cost was likely to be £1.7 million — a drop in the BBC ocean!

The Massive BBC Website That YOU Finance ! ! !

bbc.co.uk/pastimes/tiddleywinks/discs/flat/white/1mmthick/8mmdiameter/ivory

Can't find it yet? Don't give up — keep trying. It is sure to appear on the BBC website soon!

This afternoon (14 September 2011) I heard a BBC presenter quizzing someone about media "plurality" —
that is when some other broadcaster or newspaper poses any sort of threat to the BBC's virtual monopoly
of the UK media.

Relentless Growth Of The BBC Website — One-Stop Shop For Everything!

The UK population seems to be oblivious to the relentless growth of the BBC website — which probably employs
more highly-paid IT personnel than does the government, and which WE ALL PAY FOR . . . "in order to receive
a television signal" into our homes.

Licence-Fee Payers Have NO-ONE To Help Them Get Rid Of The Licence Tax

Forget OFCOM, and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport — they appear to be caught in the BBC
steamroller's headlights! The only way this all-consuming and extremely costly monopoly can be brought to
account is by US, the licence-payers.

'BBC Defends 18-Hour Sports Blitz'

How often has one heard of the BBC having to explain, to licence-fee-payers, just why regular schedules, by which
many of them plan their viewing time, can be abandoned — at the drop of a hat — only to be replaced by endless
hours of sports such as back-to-back athletics, cricket, football, motor racing, rugby, etc.

Licence-Fee-Payers Are Irrelevant . . . And The Cash Keeps On Coming

To be honest, the licence-fee-payers are irrelevant. Whether they like it or not, the cash is going to keep on
rolling into the BBC's coffers, and managers are more concerned with heading the ratings table (whatever
it takes). Complain all you like, but it will not get you anywhere.

BBC Obsession With Homes And Contents

The BBC daytime schedules — which, in August 2011, included repeats of "Dad's Army" and "Only Fools
And Horses" — seem to follow an obsessive theme, the main purpose of which is to ingratiate itself with the
population by giving them a few minutes of stardom:

Antiques Roadshow; Antiques Master; Antiques Road Trip; Bargain Hunt; Bargain Hunt Famous Finds;
Cash In The Attic; Cash In The Celebrity Attic; Escape To The Country; Flog It!; Flog It! Top Ten; Heir
Hunters; Homes Under The Hammer: National Treasures Live; Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is;
Restoration Home; Royal Upstairs Downstairs; Saints and Scroungers; Wanted Down Under; Wreck or Ready?

"Look! We are the BBC . . . among the Serfs!"

Another ploy is for presenters to talk to camera while on the move (through an antiques fair, a busy street market,
or in the busy grounds of a stately home), so that the public can be left in no doubt that "the BBC are here!".

How pathetic and desperate is that?

Latterly, to keep presenters sweet, they are now taking to the road.
Why? They can, and the certainly have the money to throw at it!

Why Do So Many Migrants Head For The UK?

On a recent programme, I heard a migrant from Asia say that he came to Britain because he had watched
many programmes from the BBC, and had seen just how 'green and pleasant' the country is.

Each new arrival is a potential licence fee, so COME ON IN ! ! !

"Coast" Just Goes On And On And On . . . And On

Well he would, wouln't he. Some examples of programmes over the last few years illustrate this obsession with
'sell Britain' overseas"— Canal Walks, Railway Walks, River Walks, Wainwright Walks, and Coast (my God,
thanks to the obligatory BBC overkill, it must seem to overseas viewers that we have millions of miles of coast),
A Place In The Country, Countryfile (which was once committed to country matters, but is now more of a weekly
'outdoor sporting pursuits' extravaganza for the young presenters) . . . and so on.

Keep An Eye Open For Bogwatch, Fogwatch, Sleetwatch . . . etc.

Then, as if to see off the BTO and RSPB, we have Autumnwatch, Migrationwatch, Springwatch, Summerwatch,
Winterwatch, (and spin-off programmes), and so on — keep watching out for Bogwatch, Fenwatch, Fogwatch,
Marshwatch, Mistwatch, Mountainwatch, Rainwatch, Sleetwatch, Snowwatch, Swampwatch!

BBC Payout Pot

Around The World . . . In A Good Cause ? ? ?

The BBC seems to have a (unhealthy) monopoly on nearly everything that takes place in the UK — which
includes the Children In Need appeal — and until this monopoly is broken, we are saddled with the BBC . . .
and the huge costs that go with the 'privilege'.

In the run-up to the 2010 appeal, much was made of the "fund raising" efforts of a number of BBC personnel,
which intrigued me. I began to wonder what hardships they had endured . . . lying for hours in a bath filled with
cold baked beans; working for a week in a busy A&E department of a major hospital; or voluntary work in such
as a drugs rehabilitation centre.

Of course, I was wrong! It transpired that they went "around the world
in eighty days"! How many licence-fee payers would love an all-expenses
day out — let alone 80 of them?

'A Mountain To Climb!'

Another report, that nearly got buried in 'bad news' concerned Andy Parfitt, controller of Radio 1. Apparently,
he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief — only (allegedly) to claim expenses once he got back!

Does A Bomb-Disposal Soldier Earn £3,000 A Minute?

Come to that, how many of our brave armed servicemen and servicewomen earn as much as £3,000 a minute
(reputedly paid to Alan Hansen for being a "pundit")?

NO! But Alan Hanson (and other 'pundits') do!

The country, and the Ministry of Defence, is so strapped for cash, that it cannot afford aircraft, ships,
bomb-proof vehicles . . . and even manpower! Mind you, it must be hard work sitting in a hot commentary
box, waiting to appear on screen for all of 12 minutes. Our hearts (and wallets) bleed for BBC "celebrities".

Why on earth do sane, rational people sit back and allow it?
Let PEOPLE POWER bring an end to this daylight robbery!

BBC Excesses - Be Everyone's Friend!

Simply drawing some Lottery numbers, on behalf of the National Lottery, should be a quick and easy exercise
— and could be slotted in in place of one of those annoying "Television Licence Fee" plugs, at little cost.

Instead, the BBC finds huge sums of money (OUR MONEY) to mount lavish and costly programmes, with the
presenters on eye-watering salaries, and during which huge prizes are offered to contestants, or life-changing
events staged for viewers.

This has EVERYTHING to do with BBC "street cred" (and maintaining the licence fee), and absolutely
NOTHING to do with austerity, belt-tightening, and simply providing a service.

MONEY NEVER SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THE BBC ! ! !

BBC Petulance & Sulking

BBC Versus Murdoch — Unrivalled Fire Power

Once the BBC got its teeth into the alleged "phone hacking" scandal at News International, we — the poor
people of the United Kingdom forced to fund this outfit — saw just what it means to get on the wrong side of
the BBC (and threaten its unhealthy monopoly over the UK media).

Forget "unbiased" and "even-handed" reporting; this was television, radio and internet war on a totally
unprecedented, totally biased, and one-sided scale. Indeed, I was reminded of the weeks, months (and even
years) of "WMD" (when the "Today" programme itself had a lengthy mega-sulk with the government).

Mis-Use Of Licence-Fee Money
To Destroy Any And All Opposition

Here it was again. Fire-power unparalleled anywhere, hour by hour, and round the clock. With each passing
hour (and it is still going on), I feel deep anger and embarrassment, that licence-fee-payers' hard-won money
should be deployed in order to annihilate any and all opposition to the BBC's hold on our media (and our cash).

The MALICE and VENOM went well beyond "objective journalism"!

"Today" Presenter's Idea Of Inequality

"My idea of inequality is not being born in a palace!". Allegedly, this is a quote from John Humphrys on the
"Today" programme. Open-ness and transparency at the BBC (after all, this is tax-payers' money) means we
do not know what Humphrys earns, but I bet he doesn't live in an end-of-terrace house in Grimethorpe!

Anything You Can Do . . . We Can Splash Out More!

When ITV announced its superb period series "Downton Abbey", what did the BBC do? It hastily dug up and
tried to revive "Upstairs, Downstairs" — no doubt in an attempt to woo viewers away from what was a magnificent
series on another channel. Remember, this is the outfit that dug up the long-dead 'Doctor Who' in another desperate
move to give a little relief from 'Dads' Army', 'Only Fools And Horses' etc.

Pathetic . . . Smacking Of Desperation

"The X Factor" is also a huge hit with viewers, so look out for "Flood-lit Strictly Come Nude Morris Dancing
On Ice" to combat it. Blow the expense; the BBC's task is to annihilate any and all opposition. Pathetic!

BBC Selfishness

BBC Worldwide Reports £145 Million Profit"

BBC Worldwide (which I have always believed — wrongly it would seem — to be owned by the licence-fee
payers) reported profits up 36 per cent to £145 million in the year to March (on sales of more than £1 billion).

Not only are licence-fee payers unlikely to see a reduction in the licence fee because of these profits, but it is
also understood that the BBC are likely to "transfer" BBC Worldwide to the BBC Pension Fund. Amazing!

Surely BBC Worldwide Belongs To Licence Fee Payers?
Were This A Utility Company, The BBC Would Be Calling
For The Benefits To Be Paid Back To The Customers?

Death Of Seve Ballesteros — Opportunity For A Plug!

When the BBC first announced the death of golfer Seve Ballesteros, they used a clip recorded years ago.
On it, Peter Alliss was heard to say what a wonderful shot Seve had played, adding something along the lines
of: "Surely it is worth the cost of the licence fee just to see that shot!" How insensitive was that?

Coincidence? I Doubt It Very Much!
"It Is An Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Some Good"

BBC 'Conflicts Of Interest'

MPs have concerns (DON'T WE ALL) regarding the commercial deals some BBC journalists have with other
organisations, amid fears of conflicts of interest affecting their work. Apparently, under BBC rules (do such
things exist . . . more to the point, who in the BBC gives a damn about them?), employees must register any
shareholdings, outside corporate work, voluntary positions, book contracts and relevant interests of family
members and partners. However, the BBC (on a remote planet, beyond the reach of mere mortals) has so far
refused to make public details of the register, despite a Freedom of Information request from a national paper.

The BBC hides behind "commercial sensitivity" in respect of all
such matters, and defends "journalistic integrity" whenever anyone
challenges it — with Toothless MPs, And A Fawning BBC Trust, we
Licence Fee Payers have to act to end this travesty ourselves!

BBC Reporter Makes Thousands
Working For Missile Company

A top BBC reporter has (allegedly) earned thousands of pounds fronting a corporate video for an arms firm.
The award-winning journalist for BBC Breakfast and BBC World, appears in the video for European missile
manufacturer MBDA. The report also said that he "openly touts for corporate work as a master of ceremonies,
host, guest speaker and debate moderator".

The report went on to say that he is just one of several top BBC journalists and presenters who are exploiting
their high profiles to land lucrative corporate contracts. Lucky them! Obviously, big salaries and award-winning
pensions are not enough.

Imagine The BBC Outcry If These Were Politicians!

Local Jobless Snubbed In BBC's Great Move North

Only 24 people from Salford have been given jobs at the BBC's new northern headquarters in the city,
according to a press report on 18 January 2012. In a move that is intended to make the broadcaster more
representative of different parts of the United Kingdom, figures show that not even one in 100 local job
applicants manages to win a job. The only thing that surprises me is that anyone is surprised!

BBC - Sheer Greed

"135 BBC Fat Cats Earn More Than The Prime Minister"

It recently emerged that more than 100 BBC executives are paid more than the Prime Minister. Figures showed
that 135 bosses have salaries that top David Cameron's £142,500. Despite so-called austerity measures at the
corporation, another 310 senior managers earn more than £100,000. Less than a year after the licence fee shot
up to £145.50, hundreds of senior staff still pocket six-figure salaries.

"The BBC faces some tough financial choices as we take on funding for new responsibilities while the licence
fee is frozen for six years", said Chief operating officer Caroline Thomson. "We want to ensure that as much
of the licence fee as possible goes into making quality programmes", she continued.

For 'quality programmes' read colossal website and fatcat salaries!

Did you know that the BBC has picked up £15.5 million in EU grants
since 2007 . . . so — in effect — WE are funding the BBC twice over ! ! !

BBC Star Attacks Bosses Over Huge Bonuses

A top BBC presenter recently launched an astonishing attack on his own bosses after not one of them was
available for interview during a live discussion about their huge salaries. Stephen Nolan (one of the BBC's
'rising stars' delivered his furious broadside on his Radio Five Live phone-in show.

He said the "suits" were failing to be accountable to the very people who paid their wages — the BBC
audience — and he even compared the boses to under-fire MPs. The director general, Mark Thompson
earns £834,000 a year, his deputy Mark Byford £471,000, and chief operating officer Caroline Thomson
£413,000. On his programme, Mr Nolan said: "These people are earning hundreds of thousands of pounds
— in fact it totals millions of pounds a year, and here we are on a network radio programme tonight, and
for months and months the BBC has expected MPs to put themsleves available. Not one of them, not one
senior manager, nobody from the press office, not one of them representing the BBC would come on tonight."

A BBC spokesman described the lack of a management presence as "unfortunate" and blamed the bad
"timings of the programme". Roughly translated, that means "going out when some licence-fee payer might
hear the bad news"!

Just Imagine The BBC Backlash Had This Been An MP Not Attending!

Gross Insensitivity — Tsunami = "Push A Little Button"!

When the awful earthquakes hit Japan, and the subsequent tsunami made matters so much worse, I was appalled
to hear — during BBC television coverage —the jingle for 'Push A Little Button' (yes, the television licence-fee
jingle). I should add that this was not the only time the jingle has been played at a time when likely to have the
biggest audience, regardless of viewer sensitivity and the feelings of victims.

"Insensitive, Ill-Timed, Opportunistic And Downright Money-Grabbing"

How insensitive, ill-timed, and downright money-grabbing was that? I complained to the BBC to no avail.
I should have known that REAL complaints seldom (if ever) get an airing.

Too Many Channels — Hence Much 'Rubbish' Content

Despite millions of licence-fee-payers' pounds spent on its numerous TV channels, the BBC pumped out
12,724 hours of repeats in 2008/9— a figure that, inevitably, has been exceeded in subsequent years.

It is not their fault . . . The Measly £3.49 Billion A Year
Licence-fee Revenue Has To Pay Senior Managers' Salaries!

Entertainment Bill Takes The Biscuit

The BBC has spent more than £2,000 a year on biscuits such as digestives and HobNobs. Bourbon, shortcake
and oatmeal cookies go down well too, according to information obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
Apparently, the BBC claimed £200,000 for 'internal hospitality' in 2009/10, which hospitality included leaving
parties and staff entertainment. Furthermore, £32,500 was spent on flowers for recepton areas.

Instead of down the drain, these sums should go on defence of the realm.

Immigration Might Get A Mention!

There is little doubt that immigration, especially mass immigration, is of concern to many people, and there can
be no doubt that the BBC has tended to avoid the subject on air. Indeed, the Director General of the BBC has
said that ". . . I think there were some years when the BBC, like the rest of the UK media, was very reticent
about talking about immigration." He went on to say: "We've got a duty, even if issues are sensitive and difficult
to get right, to confront what the public want. I don't like the idea of topics that are taboo."

The BBC Should NOT Support Campaigns To Prevent ILLEGAL Immigrants
From Being Deported — Even If It Means Losing A Potential Licence Fee !

It does not require a university degree to realise that EVERY new arrival in the UK — legal or illegal — represents
a potential licence-fee payer. Indeed, I have often been appalled by the apparent television and radio time afforded
by the BBC to publicise campaigns to prevent an immigrant from being deported. ILLEGAL = irrelevant!.

"BBC Runs 144 Hours Of Festival Coverage"

The BBC's coverage of Glastonbury 2011 lasted twice as long as the festival itself. A total of programmes,
running for 144 hours, were scheduled on radio and television, while the event itself ran for only 72 hours.
Allegedly, the same show went out simultaneously on 6 Music, Radio 1 and Radio2.

"To overload it with freeloaders is treating us as idiots."

What is more, 263 "staff" were despatched to Worthy Farm, Somerset — although one can only guess at the
cost ("open-ness and transparency" do not apply to the BBC). It seems that previous Glastonbury Festivals
have cost almost £2 million to broadcast — which comes to about £17,000. It will come as no surprise to learn
that the cost of presenters amounts to £90,000 a day, and staff had (reportedly) booked into 200 rooms in 14
hotels, one of which was a luxury suite at up to £500 a night. A blogger on the BBC Radio Forum said:
"Over 250 staff at that sort of cost is a joke. To overload it with freeloaders is treating us as idiots.

Booming Population + Immigration . . . A Ticking
Time-bomb For All Of Us . . . Except The BBC

The world is having to consider how to deal with a rapidly booming population, and the United Kingdom
(relatively small group of islands) has the added problem of mass migration (legal and illegal).

For every nation of the world, this is a ticking time-bomb, with far-reaching consequences for everyone as
to how to prepare for and deal with it. Mass immigration is of immense concern to most of the UK population,
who already see that one of the key resources of our small islands — water — is becoming more and more
scarce, and harder to keep. However, don't expect the BBC to question immigration.

They don't see an immigrant — they see a potential licence-fee-payer!

BBC - Too Much Cash!

"BBC Bosses Claiming Even MORE Expenses"

Expenses for BBC executives have been running rampant, despite pledges to cut them back, recent figures
revealed. Indeed, a 7-per-cent year-on-year hike was recorded. Senior managers put in claims for £350 taxi
rides, £716 on 'team building' events and more than £1,000 for 'thank you' meals.

135 BBC Executives Paid More Than Prime Minister
Some bosses repeatedly racked up eye-watering taxi rides 'in the latest three-month period to September
(2010)' with some journeys costing £350 to ferry them around the country rather than get public transport.
The figures also showed that despite repeated claims from the BBC that it was slashing senior staff levels,
it employs up to 135 executives paid more than the Prime Minister's £142,500 salary. About 310 BBC
executives get paid more than £100,000.

Expenses for internal and external entertaining included a £437 dinner for the 'team' of BBC1 drama Silent
Witness and a £253 mel with the stars of Doctor Who by drama chief Ben Stephenson. Business Affairs boss
Bal Samra spent £1,100 on a 'thank you' meal for 22 collegues to mark the end of a project.

Radio 5 Live boss Adrian Van Klaveren spent £262 on a meal to 'thank team for contribution to World Cup
coverage' when he stayed in South Africa during the international football event. Another claim included news-
room boss Mary Hockaday's £716 for a 'team building' event. BBC Entertainment boss Mark Linsey spent £89
on 'various bottles of wine' and £42 on flowers, while drama production chief John Yorke claimed £88.50 for
alcohol, explaining: 'We had to buy wine because catering didn't turn up.' Radio 2 controller Bob Shennan
spent £200 on a meal with the odd explanation: 'Dinner the night before Eurovision Song Contest'. Director of
BBC Wales Menna Richards racked up £1,500 on six taxi journeys as she was shuttled by car rather than by
train between London and Cardiff. This included one fare of £348.

Radio 3 controller Roger Wright had a total taxi bill of £2,365 in the period, including £995 on five cab journeys.
It was thought this paid for him to get home from the Proms to his house in the home counties. Outgoing TV chief
Jana Bennett spent £1,4112 on taxis, and operations chief Caroline Thomson claimed £1,995 on car fares.

In The Meantime, Our Armed Forces Can Whistle?

"A Lovely Job — You Are Given A Lot Of Money To Spend"

The BBC chief who handed Jonathan Ross his infamous £18 million contract was told that he would "struggle to
spend" his channel's budget. Peter Fineham, who ran BBC1 for two years, described the role as a "lovely job
because . . . you are given, bluntly, quite a lot of money to spend". He revealed that soon after taking over the
channel in 2005, a senior accountant informed him that it was getting "far more licence fee cash than it needed".

"Oh Peter! You'll Struggle To Spend It"

He went on to say: "The most memorable words said to me in my whole time at the BBC were in my very first
few days when I was being talked through the budget, and I was very new to it and I didn't really understand how
it worked. I was talked through it, and I said to my finance manager, 'Well, I can't really take all that in at one go,
but just answer me one question — is it enough?', and she said "Oh Peter! You'll struggle to spend it".
I remembered that as long as I was at the BBC."

BBC Pays £22,000,000 To Beat X Factor

The BBC — hell-bent on annihilating all opposition (forget providing a service) has splashed out an "award
winning" £22 million on a reality entertainment show to take on The X Factor in the Saturday night ratings war.

BBC1 controller Danny Cohen signed a two-year deal to secure the UK rights for The Voice, which is already a
success in the U.S. and Holland. However, the cost to the BBC is likely to be ramped up further as it looks to
sign up a big-name judging panel. Adele, Robbie Williams, George Michael and Cheryl Cole are among stars
being touted for the role. It was also estimated that each episode will cost £650,000 an episode to make —
more than "Strictly Come Dancing" did cost, but even that is getting bigger, brasher, and more costly.

Winning the ratings war is not necessary . . . it is a BLIND OBSESSION!

Kylie (Reputedly) Offered £1 Million By The BBC To
Be A Judge On "The Voice" — MONEY NO PROBLEM !

On Friday, 28 October, newspapers reported that Kylie Minogue was offered £1 million by the BBC to be
a judge on a talent show, called "The Voice". Let us be honest — this have everything to do with seeing
off all Saturday evening opposition, and precious little to do with talent.

"I'm asking YOU . . . don't ask ME the same question ! ! !

On the same day, on the "Today" programme, Evan Davies asked a guest if he would walk away from his
job if his salary was halved. Pity the question was'nt served back at BBC fat cat Evan Davies and cronies!

'Green' BBC Spends £5 Million On Flights

The BBC spent almost £5 million on flying its directors, staff and guests around Britain, revealed a press report.
The licence-fee-payer funded almost 100 short-haul flights a day for BBC staff — a massive 68,000 plane trips
"over the past two years". Among the biggest culprits were BBC chiefs — director general Mark Thompson, who
earns £834,000 a year, took 16 internal flights including one to Newcastle from London to attend a Conservative
Party reception, and a flight from London to Glasgow to attend a concert.

Mark Byford, deputy director general, flew from Southampton to Edinburgh to watch an England versus Scotland
rugby match. Mr Byford, who earns £485,000 a year, also took a flight from London to Manchester — a trip which
takes less than three hours by train — to attend the Open Golf championship in Birkdale.

To All Licence-Payers . . .
Keep YOUR Licence Money To Fund YOUR OWN Commuting!

One-To-One Consultations Could Cost BBC Over £750,000

The BBC (ever promoting "open-ness and transparency" in others) refused to comment on the cost of consultants
to provide advice to staff on changes to the pension scheme. However, depending upon the complexity, the cost
could rise - nevertheless, if one puts this in context, it is only the annual wage of one so-called BBC "personality".

Lottery Draws — REALLY Expensive PR Exercises

As the recession bites, and a debate rages about proposed cuts in funding for the Police, the BBC ends one series
of shows built around the drawing of the Lottery ("Tonight's The Night", which has been on before), and begins yet
another series, in which yet more "megabuck" prizes are given away.

The Drawing Of A Few Numbers
COULD Be Done Quickly AND At Very Little Cost!

You would think that in a recession, with everyone (BBC excepted) having to tighten their belts, the drawing of a few
Lottery numbers could be achieved in a very short time (possibly between programmes) to save money. however, the
BBC is using the drawing of Lottery numbers as an excuse to throw hundreds of thousands of pounds about — the
main aim to be seem as "all things to all people".

BBC 'Is £3m Brussels Propaganda Arm'

The BBC has (quite justifiably) been accused of becoming the "propaganda arm" of the European Union, after it
admitted pocketing nearly £3 million in grants from Brussels since 2007. The corporation also revealed that its
commercial arm (BBC Worldwide) has borrowed more than £141 million from the European Investment Bank
since 2003 - £30 million of which is still owed, and due to be repaid by the end of May this year.

Practically every household in the UK is forced to go on funding this Brussels Broadcasting Company!

Free BBC TV Content On The Continent

July 2011 saw the announcement (not from the BBC itself) that millions of viewers on the Continent will soon
watch BBC TV content for free. British residents continue to pay almost £150 a year (which could provide a
poor family with a week's holiday) for a licence, while — at the same time — viewers in France, Spain and
Germany will be ably to see it for nothing on the "global" iPlayer, soon to be launched. Allegedly, the cost
this service will be a little over £6.

Global Aspirations And Staff All Over The Globe

When will British licence-fee-payers wake up to the idea that each one of us, in the midst of a colossal recession,
is forcibly funding a corporation with a global empire, global aspirations, staff all over the globe, and the financial
means to stand on its own feet (and probably show a profit) if only it were managed properly.

Spending Licence-Fee Money Wisely!

In July 2011 we learned that the BBC (allegedly) spent nearly £1 Million (YES, ONE MILLION POUNDS) on
hiring actors to show bosses how to deal with "difficult employees", including those who refuse to move to its
new northern base in Salford. It would seem that over £900,000 was spent at the BBC Academy (surprise) hiring
actors to play roles to help managers deal with workplace situations.

Unconrolled Frivolity With Licence-Payers' Money?

Allegedly, courses included classes called 'Courageous Conversations', 'Directing Your Presenter' and 'Diversity
Training' — aimed at better management. In my humble opinion, this is uncontrolled frivolity with licence-payers'
money, and would be far better spent on the nation's armed forces, border controls, etc. The BBC, unlike any
other organisation, appears able to splash money around at will, and without question.

It is high time this gravy train hit the buffers!

Left-Wing Political Bias

It has long been unerstood that the BBC has a left-wing bias - indeed, it is known widely as the largest
un-elected political influence in the United Kingdom. However, as we enntered November 2011, a report
in a newspaper revealed that Diane Coyld, deputy to chairman Chris Patten on the BBC Trust (official
BBC Fan Club), was working as an aide to the shadow Business Secretary, Chuka Umunna.

"The Untouchables"

Of MOST concern is that NO-ONE seems to care, which is why "The Untouchables" act as they do!

BBC 'Guilty Of Bias In Dale Farm Coverage'

The BBC coverage of the Dale Farm travellers' site was — according to many — "biased, badly researched and
misleading". The council involved expressed real concerns that their argument was not put across fairly, and the
whole presentation favoured the travellers who had occupied the site (some illegally).

The BBC has to favour those it thinks it can most rely on in future!

PEOPLE POWER CAN DO IT

The Population Has To End
The Licence-Fee Theft Itself
. . . Don't Expect ANY Help From Politicians ! ! !

Why? Because the BBC (never one to miss a trick when it comes to self- preservation) regularly
hands out thousands of pounds of licence-fee cash to MPs simply for appearing on the BBC.

The BBC is hardly likely to expose this on Newsnight.

Politicians have cash doled out to them for appearing as guests on shows where (it would seem)
they do little other than promote their party. A recent press report revealed that — as well as
"expenses" — they receive something described as "disturbance payments" for appearing on
some programmes.

I have long wondered why no politician has ever shared my view that the time has long passed
for the BBC to be brought to heel. I now know that the BBC has become "a money spinner for
the political classes". Along with the BBC Trust, no-one is prepared to kill (or even maim) a
goose that continally lays gold eggs.

THE ONLY WAY TO END THE ROBBERY IS
"PEOPLE POWER"

Coincidence? I Doubt It Very Much! "It Is An Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Some Good"

Coincidence? I Doubt It Very Much!
"It Is An Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Some Good"