The culture secretary Lisa Nandy just told Sarah Montague (@Sarah_Montague ) that this coming financial settlement with the BBC would mean it would never again have to go cap in hand to the government for financial support, that the ten yearly charter reviews of its funding would end, and that it would have a funding mechanism that would make it viable, without political interference, forever. This is quite a big deal, if it transpires.
Maybe she had already said this elsewhere but it passed me by, I am ashamed to admit.
Her reasoning, in her words, is that the BBC is one of the UK’s two most important institutions - the other being the NHS.
Paradoxically (perhaps) she said this as the @FT reports that the BBC, under its new director general Matt Brittin (ex Google) is set to cut its workforce by 10%.
@desibuna Oh the poor lambs. You know the rich don’t have to be rich, let go of the money and enjoy the freedom of being the poorest 1%… you might prefer it
Right t-minus 1hr AC12 are on it, regs are regs I’ve got my waistcoat on and I’ll meet you in the graffiti covered foot tunnel with a latte....
#LineOfDuty#excited#bbc1
@BBCkatyaadler a few years ago Europe was a crap nothing job, like who cares. Now it is massive and you totally have owned the gig. Just well done and thanks for your passionate but level headed reporting you are smashing it keep up the good work!
@JustEatUK we are experiencing problems in lewisham. Ordered from Takeshi sushi and for two hours waited whilst they allocated driver. Just as we cancelled apps says they’ve delivered! We did not get the food we need a refund. we had to order @Deliveroo they won’t let us down
This splinter was buried in my sons foot and we spent ages digging at it with a needle and tweezers. It was removed with a normal child’s medicine syringe and the suction it created pulled it out! It was the best idea I ever had!
#lifehack#splinter#SplinterRemoval