BBC To Axe Thousands of Jobs
Having wasted countless amounts of funding and resources on the likes of Bargain Hunt and Paul O' Grady, the BBC have recently announced that there will be a number of compulsory redundancies made throughout the corporation.
With talks of an imminent strike, it appears that the BBC is in meltdown. In total 2,500 workers face redundancy yet Director General of the BBC, Mark Thompson, has made assurances that he will not be leaving the corporation. "Redundancy? Me? You having a laugh? I've got it cushty here. I'd be mad to leave. Just to give you an idea of how much I'm on, my PA takes home £80,000 a year... after tax. You do the maths". We then asked Thompson if he had anything to say to employees who face the prospect of unemployment. He shrugged then replied "That's life. You have to work with the hand you’ve been dealt. Just turns out that I have a royal flush".
Thompson remains emotionally unaffected by the redundancies.
Despite such a large number of employees being axed by the corporation, Thompson has ensured his Personal Assistant, Tie Fastener, Shoe Shiner and Lavatory Assistant that they will remain on the BBC payroll.
Struggling to hear Thompson over the verbal abuse being directed at him from outside his office, we decided to leave via the room’s fire exit. It didn't seem logical to use the door from which we entered as the axe which was being smashed through it suggested that Thompson's next visitors would be somewhat hostile. JG