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Anger over BBC's £10m on flights

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Published Date: 03 September 2008

THE BBC was accused yesterday of being "frivolous" with licence fee-payers' money after it revealed more than £10 million had been spent on flights last year.

More than £3 million of that went on business or first-class tickets, according to figures released to the Liberal Democrats under the Freedom of Information Act.

Norman Baker, the party's transport spokesman, said that, at a time when the BBC should be doing all it could to provide good value for the licence fee, the figures were "staggering".

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Last Updated: 02 September 2008 9:58 PM
Source: The Scotsman
Location: Edinburgh
Related Topics: The BBC

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Boy Wonder,

03/09/2008 08:27:38

Out of order! The BBC needs a good damn fright ... losing the iniquitous licence fee would be okay in the public's eyes!

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yolanda,

03/09/2008 09:39:44

This is ridiculous. In my opinion every employee, executive, whatever, regardless of whom they work for, should travel economy class unless they opt to pay for an upgrade out of their OWN pocket. The plane leaves from the same place and arrives at the same destination at the same time, regardless of the class of seating the bum is sitting in. In the case of the BBC, why should we, the licence payer, pay for them to have all the bells and whistles? I've become used to paying for crappy TV programmes, but I strongly object to paying for other people to travel in a way that I cannot afford myself.

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Incandescent with Rage!!!,

03/09/2008 10:05:57

The EBC should be pay per view, if that were the case I'm sure they would economise at the soonest possible time. In the 21st century it is a criminal act to force people to pay for a poor quality out dated service which they may not even intend to watch!

On top of that Joe public does not even have a right to decide the direction this group is taking. Only the elite have that right, the people of ‘Britain’, that area of land in the south east of England.

And Mr. Salmond when do you intend to right this wrong for the people of Scotland?

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The Former Mr. Angry,

Perth 03/09/2008 10:10:46

No doubt this will demand a review from top drawer head honchos who will have to arrive at their chosen conference location travelling... first class. Time for the Beeb to drop the licence and live or die according to market forces, otherwise this gravy train which is long overdue at the terminus will just roll on unchecked. I liked the PPV idea above at #4 (Incandescent with Rage!!!), who might like to have a pint of what I'm on and just come to terms with the anger!

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Guga II,

Rockall 03/09/2008 11:35:47

Another good reason for scrapping the iniquitous television tax.

The EBC should be forced to compete on the open market. If some people are foolish enough to want to retain the EBC, it should be converted into an encrypted subscription service.

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