Wonder if you are impressed as I am by Sir Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC Trust, who has laid himself open to accusations of hypocrisy after his remuneration package rose by 30 per cent to £213,000 last year, despite his assurances that the Corporation was cutting costs! Perhaps when BBC talking heads drone on about the “greed” of the bankers they need to look more closely to home to see greed in action? What say you?
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And Lyons' employment with BBC Trust is only…
PART-TIME!
'Financial Times' editorial:
"Oversee the BBC"
[Extract]:
"The position of Sir Michael Lyons, chairman of the BBC Trust, is particularly confused.
"The trust was set up in 2007 to act as 'the guardian of the licence fee revenue and the public interest'. It is supposed to be an overseer – not a cheerleader. Yet Sir Michael fretted that top-slicing would 'damage BBC output', rather than considering what it would do for viewers. He is a walking example of regulatory capture.
"If the trust is unable to demonstrate its dedication to the interests of fee-payers – rather than the BBC as an institution – its responsibilities should be given to Ofcom, the communications watchdog. At the moment the trust is serving the public broadcaster, not the public interest."
'Because your worth it '!!!!
Without wishing to join Atlas and the tin foil hat brigade, there really is scope for serious study of the contribution of the leftoid beeboid chattering classes, in destroying the moral compass of the traditional working class and resulting in the fatherless , feckless, feral underclass which now populate many cities.
BTW did anyone else catch the Toady reporter saying that the British Govt contributes to the group of Israeli military human rights activists ? Is this common knowledge, or did it slip out ?
This is one of the many things that gets me about Al Beeb.
The trust should be completely and utterly seperate from Al beeb. The trust should be monitoring Al Beebs output and forcing Al Beeb to measure up to its charter and obligations…instead of cheerleading for Al Beeb.
So in essence the trust is a shame. It appears that the trust always puts Al Beebs needs ahead of the viewers.
Therefore, the Trust needs to be replaced as it quite clearly cannot do its task properly and its responsibilities taken on by OFCOM.
Mailman
How did Sir Michael Lyon get the job? Can I apply? Is the selection process 'transparent'? I assume that the BBC taxpayers are paying his salary.
Well, it does help the BBC's cause that Lyons was a Labour councillor on Birimingham City Council, 1980-83.
And, 'Wikipedia' has:
"On 1 May 2007, Lyons became Chairman of the BBC Trust., which also carries the title 'BBC Chairman'. He was appointed to the position after Michael Grade left the BBC to become Executive Chairman of rival broadcaster ITV. On 3 August 2007 a House of Lords all-party select committee criticised the way the appointment was handled, saying government ministers had too much influence over his appointment. Lyons dismissed the allegations, pledging 'absolute independence and impartiality'."
Lyons has been in public sector lala land all the way – From wikipedia >>" Lyons worked as an economist working in the public sector, and between 1980 and 1983 served as an elected Labour councillor on Birmingham City Council.[3] He then became Chief Executive of three significant local authorities: Wolverhampton Borough Council (1985–90); Nottinghamshire County Council (1990–94); and then Birmingham City Council (1994–2001). Lyons was knighted in January 2000 in recognition of his services to Local Government."
Can I just say I've been listening to Radio 5 today (their pulse of the economy day) and I'm so happy.
According to Radio 5 we're coming out of recession (thanks to the wonderful leadership of a great Britain, Mr Gordon Brown) we're doing far better than America and the rest of the EU (all thanks to Gordon Brown) and that Britain will be a great leader in world jobs.
So all worries over. Lets not have a General election, let's just vote Gordon, Gordon, Gordon.
A BBC mutual society with the board elected by subscribers is my preferred solution.
Lyons is just another third-rate Labour placeman with his snout in the taxpayers' trough.
coming out of a recession with the highest rate of unemployment since the bad old Tories in the 90's?
A Tory gvt would have been (and were) hauled over the coals for the condition of our economy and our enormous public debt!!!
The gvt keeps bringing out new bright shiny ideas to divert the BBCS attention, to take our minds off the simple fact that Brown +co have spent us into an enormous hole.
Lyons is a pathetic non-entity with no public resonance or respect but he is not alone in that respect. Sack him
OFCOM would be a better option, but it would have to have the option to seriously suggest privatisation of the BBC or it would just be another rubber stamping department.
Lyons is yet another tax eater with a reality bypass. The more he dribbles on the bigger the hole he digs for the BBC. The BBC Trust is independent in name only. Lyons just helps to make it clear to us all.
I am beginning to think the BBC has a death wish. The question now is not if it will implode but when.
Yes radio 5 have been in total hogwash mode today. They ignored the fact that the economy is on life support at the moment. Low interest rates and money printing are defering the day of reconning. Unemployment rising , personal debt, public sector cuts ahead . yes sure its all over.
David good point, but you miss a far more important one concerning the BBC's PERCEIVED attitude towards the PERCEIVED virtual collapse of the Banking system.
The BBC completely missed it coming for 12 whole years, at least.
After all, it was not that the BBC were not warned, by far more influential and educated historians and economists then just myself.
The INTERNATIONAL Banking System has been acting like a maniac on a suicide mission from hell, since even before Tony Blair took office. However since Gordon Brown became CotE, and later PM The IBS has been acting immeasurably worse then that. The same of course could equally be said about the IBS, since the arrival of Clinton and then Bush.
One could be forgiven for believing that said International Banking System knew very well before time that The American and European tax payers would be forced to bail them out, when the inevitable shit hit the ever present fan.
However; some how the combined wisdom of the ENTIRE Treasury and The ENTIRE economics staff of The BBC/MSM completely missed, what even my five year old could plainly see.
Why can't you lot understand that THEY are not just robbing your blind yet again, THEY are also taking the utter piss?
THEY are not collectively incompetent, THEY are essentially EVIL, and/or highly corrupted liars.
The BBC is the Black Arts in action.
Please understand that the powers that really run this world, don't just think you lot are a bunch of slaughter house bound sheep-like cowards, THEY KNOW YOU ARE.
As do I. You could not spot a FASCIST football team of con-artist, even if they were living in your own house, while shagging your wife, and the rest of your entire family, right in front of your very eyes. Whats worse THEY know you can't.
Which in a very serious way, is exactly what THEY are doing.
Still; why I should give a monkeys what they are doing to your family?
Come to think about it.
Do any of you lot require any Double-Glazing.
Atlas shrugged
Sir Michael Lyons acceptance speech on his appointment in 2007. Have a laugh:
"It is a great privilege to be appointed Chairman of the BBC Trust. As the BBC's sovereign body, our duty is to ensure the public who pay for the BBC retain overall control of their BBC. As Chairman I will never lose sight of the public's core expectations of editorial independence and quality programmes across television, radio and the internet which inform, educate and entertain. I look forward to the exciting challenges of the future and working with my colleagues on the Trust to ensure the BBC provides a quality service to justify the public's continuing support."
What a lying tosspot this man is. His biog is full of third rate academic organisations and notes he once worked part-time as a market stall trader – "man of the people"? Del boy, more like.
BBC "Trust"? An oxymoron if ever there was.
The biogs of the rest of the "trustees" gives you the full hideous profile of what "public sector parasites" look like in the cold light of day:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/about/bbc_trust_members/index.html
Keep a sickbag close at hand.