It's all about the money, money. There are fanfares for Sian Williams, at risk of being marooned in London as Breakfast heads for Salford, instead joining the Reverend Richard Coles to present an extended Saturday Live on Radio 4. And it's utterly fearless of Controller Gwyneth Williams to say Sandi Toksvig and John McCarthy (presenters of Excess Baggage, axed to make an extra 30 minutes for Saturday Live) will be "accommodated" in the longer show. But I bet the total production costs for the new hybrid are less than the sum of the previous two.
And in pay negotiations, the BBC historically opens low - this year 1% - and the unions claim high - 6%. The clever trick is to find out how much money corporate finance have put in the budget, and claim higher by around 1%. That would save quite a lot on conference room and biscuit booking.
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