[neonemesis]

It's a shame... but he's not wrong.

More like he is wrong-VERY Wrong-you only have to see both the departures and this morning's debacle with the autocues (aka th 5:00am shift being in Studio E) to see this.

Tell me where he's wrong:


[*]The BBC is in a position where efficiencies have to be made - True
[*]It is regrettable ("sad") that senior, experienced members of staff are leaving the organisation - True
[*]No other similar organization runs it's News operations / output in the way the BBC does now - Being totally honest, I don't know whether this is true or not, but I know that CNN / CNNi have overhauled their domestic vs international offerings in the past few years. So on this basis, I lean towards true.
[*]The departure of senior talent gives more space for junior talent to rise - True


I don't think anyone, including Mr Davie (and myself) wants this. He is forced into it as an inevitable consequence of the financial position which a) the government and b) the economy have put him in. 

I suppose there is an argument to say protect these services at all costs and make bigger cuts elsewhere, but given the level of inefficiency he indicates, that doesn't seem fair. Again, to be quite fair, I have no evidence of these inefficiencies but given he is a public figure making these statements to Parliament, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.