28-12-2022, 11:55 PM
While the BBC should obviously endeavour to keep costs down, the reality is that these kind of expenses are virtually meaningless in financial terms. A rounding error in a spreadsheet. It's like when people complain about MP salaries in terms of overall public budgets - this is just so absurdly small fry that it isn't going to make any realistic difference in financial terms if you change it.
Also worth remembering that the train + nearby hotel costs are probably not that much greater than the chauffeur costs for more regular presenters.
Also worth remembering that the train + nearby hotel costs are probably not that much greater than the chauffeur costs for more regular presenters.