Post by Teddy Bear on Dec 19, 2007 16:31:59 GMT
One of the most galling aspects to the BBC are the programmes they produce which highlights corruption, ineptitude, immorality, lack of integrity, etc, on the part of others, but they fail to see it in themselves - AND THEY HAVE IT IN SPADES!
Back in October, ("struggling for money") BBC head Mark Thompson took 3 other executives to Mumbai for a lavish party costing £12,000. He was criticized at the time, coming especially as it did when 2,800 staff were about to be laid off.
Now BBC vision, a department that is laying off 30-40% of its staff, has just had a Christmas party for those remaining at a cost of approximately £50 per head, costing the license fee payer £120,000. That equates to about 1000 license fees.
Following criticism a corporation spokesman said: "While we are very sensitive to the current situation, we still feel it is acceptable to put on a moderately priced event to thank staff for their hard work through the year."
Very sensitive? Presumably the ones they are laying off because of their claim to being short funded worked hard for them too. Can you imagine a private company honestly facing a real shortfall acting similarly?
Back in October, ("struggling for money") BBC head Mark Thompson took 3 other executives to Mumbai for a lavish party costing £12,000. He was criticized at the time, coming especially as it did when 2,800 staff were about to be laid off.
Now BBC vision, a department that is laying off 30-40% of its staff, has just had a Christmas party for those remaining at a cost of approximately £50 per head, costing the license fee payer £120,000. That equates to about 1000 license fees.
Following criticism a corporation spokesman said: "While we are very sensitive to the current situation, we still feel it is acceptable to put on a moderately priced event to thank staff for their hard work through the year."
Very sensitive? Presumably the ones they are laying off because of their claim to being short funded worked hard for them too. Can you imagine a private company honestly facing a real shortfall acting similarly?
BBC blows £120,000 on staff Christmas bash - as 2,800 workers face axe
Last updated at 00:15am on 19th December 2007
The BBC has spent £120,000 of licence fee payers' money on a lavish Christmas party for 2,500 staff.
Revellers were offered unlimited free drink and had their own funfair.
Staff were given free transport to and from the Battersea Evolution venue in South-West London, as well as a disco which went on till nearly 2am.
Licence fee payers effectively shelled out nearly £50 per guest at the party held by BBC Vision, the programme-making arm of the broadcaster.
Last night workers who are facing the axe as the BBC tries to plug a £2billion funding black hole said they would have preferred the money to be spent on saving some of the doomed 1,800 jobs.
A BBC insider said: "Considering this department lost about 30 per cent or 40 per cent of its total workforce and senior staff were demoted, receiving less pay, a lot of them feel that the money spent on this lavish party could have been used for better things."
A corporation spokesman said: "While we are very sensitive to the current situation, we still feel it is acceptable to put on a moderately priced event to thank staff for their hard work through the year."
Last updated at 00:15am on 19th December 2007
The BBC has spent £120,000 of licence fee payers' money on a lavish Christmas party for 2,500 staff.
Revellers were offered unlimited free drink and had their own funfair.
Staff were given free transport to and from the Battersea Evolution venue in South-West London, as well as a disco which went on till nearly 2am.
Licence fee payers effectively shelled out nearly £50 per guest at the party held by BBC Vision, the programme-making arm of the broadcaster.
Last night workers who are facing the axe as the BBC tries to plug a £2billion funding black hole said they would have preferred the money to be spent on saving some of the doomed 1,800 jobs.
A BBC insider said: "Considering this department lost about 30 per cent or 40 per cent of its total workforce and senior staff were demoted, receiving less pay, a lot of them feel that the money spent on this lavish party could have been used for better things."
A corporation spokesman said: "While we are very sensitive to the current situation, we still feel it is acceptable to put on a moderately priced event to thank staff for their hard work through the year."