Licence to Bill is how The Sun headlines its coverage of the BBC expenses revelations.
For me the bigger issues about the BBC and how it uses licence fee payers' money have been highlighted by David Elstein - former CEO of Channel 5. In yesterday's Times David Elstein noted how the BBC showers politicians and other influentials with "lunches, dinners, receptions and — above all — events" as it seeks to maintain monopoly control of licence fee revenue. Read his full piece here and listen to him again on Radio 4 this morning noting how BBC execs enjoy private sector pay AND public sector security.
