..and relative purchasing power. King's College (or King's, as its Aussie principal would prefer it styled, with his aim of solo university status) is taking long leases on the former home of the BBC's World Service, at Bush House. Universities, as we stand, have more financial stability over the next 50 years than Auntie...
As we approach the end of the financial year, there is a sorry succession of leaving parties for experienced senior World Service journalists. Its dedicated newsdesk is being closed down to form part of an homogenised team. You can't buy their experience in shaping a convincing daily agenda that earns respect around the globe. A couple of days ago, the survival of a baby in an icy river after a road accident in Utah was the second lead on the tv service of BBC World. Interesting, heart-warming, but never a global second lead...
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