So, you thought the BBC indulgence fest at Glastonbury was an excess?
The BBC has sent 324 people to cover this year’s T in the Park music festival, it was disclosed today. The corporation came under fire last month after it emerged that it had sent more than 400 staff to the Glastonbury music festival. Today the BBC confirmed 139 staff, with 158 freelance contractors, and 27 people from Radio 1, were all working at the three-day event – which is Scotland biggest music festival.
Well worth your mandatory license tax? A vast bloated monstrosity that needs reduced to rubble.
And, frankoes you've just said yourself you've written to us to complain.
Why do that if you don't actually want an answer?
I don't get it …
My complaint was that you continued to exist, and to explain why I should pay the licence fee!
I don't want SKY so I don't pay for it, so why pay for a BBC that could and should be subscription only?.
You must understand that you are not an essential part of Britain like the NHS, MOD etc and your privatisation is of no consequence to most of us.
Now do you understand?
Nothing personal but you are just an added expense in an already overburdened and overtaxed Britain.
Thank you for your contribution to the discussion.
It was interesting to see the reaction to someone who uses a few facts and reasonable arguments. Funny how the debate changed after your explanation of the resources needed to cover T in the Park?
How the BBC is financed – indeed, whether it is financed at all – isn't really an issue we can expect a single BBC employee to address, other than in a personal capacity.
We can, however, reasonably ask questions about issues like whether the T in the Park event was overmanned or, as I tried to yesterday, whether it should even have been covered at all, so soon after Crustyfest.
The BBC, like all organisations, tends to suffer mission creep. It's not to be wondered at. Everyone always wants to do things bigger and better, so where, 50 years ago, even a couple of cameras at a football match would have semeed A Big Deal, today a cat stuck up a tree gets a satellite truck, all to itself.
You can't blame emloyees for this.
You can, however, blame the managers who say – 'sure, take two trucks, do it in HD and hire 100 riggers to help you on your way. Oh, by the way, we've hired some kid for £100,00 a year and she is going to present it.'
You can't expect functionaries (sorry Visitor) to object to this. It's their job and they want to do it better all the time.
You can, however, hold managers and politicians to account for letting it happen.
Scott M, if you feel the need to defend an obnoxious moron like Opinionated, then expect to be tarred with the same brush.
Your hit and run postings on this blog prove what a sycophantic little coward you are anyway, so who cares a toss about your mock disgust?
I'll be ignoring all your postings too from now on, so don't bother to respond.
Ratass Shagged: I am mortally wounded by your words, and cannot possibly hope to compete with such a high level of debate.
However, if you are going to accuse others of being obnoxious, dare I suggest that a little bit of self-awareness wouldn't go amiss?
Ratass
I have yet to see a constructive post by Scott M. Pure troll.
"Sky attacks planned BBC Open staffing level"
[Extract]
"The BBC has again been forced to justify its use of licence fee payers' money after broadcast rival Sky said it could cover the Open golf championships with half the number of staff."
('the herald.co.uk')
Scott slobbered
"All they obviously need is to send one person with a dictaphone"
if you have a phone,you could be the dick they use
congrats to "Scott" and "opinionated but thick"
pompous self agrandissement and BBC self opinionated elitism made flesh and dwelling among us
lets all tug our forelocks and bow down before their liberal elitist superiority LOL
@Anonymous
pompous self agrandissement and BBC self opinionated elitism made flesh and dwelling among us
I share everyone's suspicion and hostility towards the Beeboid menace, but I doubt it's wise to suggest they're capable of David Icke-style transubstantiation. Look where that got poor David… mocked as a conspiracy theorist!
Am always happy to defer to my betters, but I draw the line at bowing down before anyone. My knees hurt too much.
Who is this Lol that we have to bow down before, anyway?
if you don't know what LOL means,have a look on the internets 😉
@Anonymous
have a look on the internets
Thanks for the tip. Now that I know it's the Loyal Orange Lodge, I'm happy to oblige. On my knees as I type.
you are a legendary wit
or at least half of one
you need to get off your knees
people will think your blowing your boyfriend
Laugh Out Loud –what I did when I heard about the BBC pay