Story time

The Guardian says BBC managers are being briefed on "how to tell the DQF story". Many of those managers would like to know what the story is before being given acting tips. For most, it's detail-lite or detail-lacking - and we all thought it had been done and dusted before the summer holidays.  Now there are stories of double-counting by the various workstreams, and much sherpa re-configuration work before the options are formally signed off by the Executive next Thursday.

Then, of course, the Trustees don't want to be seen to be "bounced" into agreeing it all. So they might want more than one meeting beyond their scheduled session on 22nd September.  And it's possible they'll take some of the options to a wider consultation.

Overall, this has been an enormously painful and poorly-mapped out process for staff, who've not relished the alleged "involvement" and don't recognise many of the rumoured outcomes as their own. Most are crying out for some common-sense leadership and decision-making.  They might have to wait until Lord Patten chooses the next DG.