I've been following the build-up to the Budget statement on the BBC News Channel and am utterly perplexed as to why the corporation has got a helicopter - presumably at considerable expense to the licence fee-payer - to hover above Westminster for most of the morning.
It attempted to follow the Chancellor's car as it made its way from Downing Street to Parliament (a journey of some tens of yards), complete with running commentary from presenter Jon Sopel.
I'm not as quick as many to bash the BBC (interest declared: I worked there for four years), but frankly this is an utter waste of money.
