Et voila ! Lord Patten, the FCO, MPs, the Lords and a little diplomacy have "created" £15.6m of "extra" funding for the BBC World Service over the next three years. And as we suggested, Patten didn't make a move until he knew he was pushing at an open door.
The FCO has dobbed up £6.6m, and the Trust are "allowing" the re-allocation of £9m previously set aside by World Service accountants for "restructuring" (i.e. pay-offs) and increased pension contributions that are not now necessary.
Whilst the World Service is allowed to decide what cuts will be avoided through this extra dosh, the steer from Patten is pretty clear that it'll go to Arabic, Hindi and Somali broadcasts.
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