Big day

It's a significant day for the BBC, with the Executive formally presenting their proposed list of cuts to the Trust. Lord Patten was seen calmly perusing the FT on his way in, on the 283 from Barnes - but that's his style.

Audiences are at the heart of everything the BBC does, but today, spare a thought for a confused and beleaguered staff. Up to 3,000 of around 20,000 will go as a result of this process, and because, after all the pious hopes, it HAS ended up as salami-slicing, there's anxiety and stress in every division. The next steps must be to limit and narrow that anxiety as quickly as possible.