SELF SERVICE FOR THE SELF- SERVING ??

Today, the BBC are at it again. Whenever there is a `big` event anywhere in the world, the BBC send their `personality` presenters to cover it; this despite the fact that they have reporters, correspondents and crew permanently stationed across the globe. In fact the BBC are keen to remind us that they have staff permanently stationed in all the major cities of the world, so they can be `first to bring the news to you.` The fact that they are almost always outgunned by Sky seems not to bother their own view of themselves.

However, I digress. The reason for the photo of the lovely Kate Silverton is because she appeared on the BBC this morning live from Los Angeles where she has been dispatched to cover the upcoming Oscar ceremonies. Now, the BBC already have David Willis permanently on standby in LA along with his technical and editorial crew and they have Raziah Iqbal, their so-called Arts correspondent who will doubtless join the legions of BBC staff to cover this event.....so why send Kate all that way at our expense to provide airhead airtime for an airhead event?

It seems to me that quite regardless of the `value for money` for the licence-payer, the BBC seem to believe they can squander our money not only on sending `personalities` to add to the legions of staff already at their disposal in places like Los Angeles but also they suffer from the delusion that anyone with an ounce of sense is in the remotest way interested in the self-serving, self-congratulatory nonsense which the Oscars has become.

I think I`ll ask for a refund.