R2OK! Forum Index R2OK!
Contact R2OK! admin

Click here for R2OK! Website


 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Entwistle pay-off was cavalier use of public money - MPs

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    R2OK! Forum Index -> News and Current Affairs
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
mark occomore



Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 9955
Location: UK

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:23 am    Post subject: Entwistle pay-off was cavalier use of public money - MPs Reply with quote

Quote:
The pay-off made to former BBC director general George Entwistle - who quit in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal - has been criticised by MPs.

The £450,000 paid to Mr Entwistle after just 54 days in the job was a "cavalier" use of public money, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20793496

_________________

It also does have a cavalier way of conducting themselves - not just wasting public money, but the way they move staff and bring them back from gardening leave. Where has the Five Live controller moved too etc etc? Seems Tim Davie is being used as a muppet, and been put in front of the cameras as he's a safe pair of hands or the BBC spokesperson ( Not a controller ). ( I read he's staying in the job until March 2013 )

I guess Lord Pattern will disappear once there is some sort of order in place.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
R2Icon



Joined: 10 Sep 2009
Posts: 1444

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

£450K isn't much in the whole scheme of things, in some circles it's not even a decent car.

It's no biggy.

I'd rather be boss of a brilliant beeb than sat at home with a heap of cash.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ian Robinson
Site Admin


Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3608
Location: Chorley, Lancashire

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Entwistle pay-off was cavalier use of public money - MPs Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:


I guess Lord Pattern will disappear once there is some sort of order in place.

I shouldn't think so - he's head of BBC Trust! Not just standing in, like Richard Allinson in flu season.

Obviously, that's a hefty payoff for Entwistle but it's a bit hypocritcal of MPs (who vote for their own pay rises) to complain about wastes of public money.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
ruddlescat



Joined: 16 Sep 2010
Posts: 18010
Location: Near Chester

PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And what about all this bleating from the hypocritical tabloid press when they themselves were prosecuted for contempt of court in a well known recent case - I don't recall any of those responsible being given their marching orders Rolling Eyes
_________________
Are you ready for a Ruddles?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    R2OK! Forum Index -> News and Current Affairs All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com