Need a receipt, guv ?

This just in from the BBC staff organ, Ariel, on the quarterly disclosure of bosses' expenses: The highest taxi expenses were claimed by creative director Alan Yentob for £1317.21; BBC One controller Danny Cohen for £735.10; director of business operations, Lucy Adams for £731.64; and director of Audio & Music, Tim Davie for £616.58.


This will need to be updated: DG candidate Caroline Thomson should figure in the table, at £1,194.92. Amongst other contenders: George Entwistle knows his way round the house rules - almost. He claims for a meal after five hours duty, where you can be reimbursed if:

• you are working away from your normal place of employment for a period expected to exceed five hours 
• and you are working more than five miles away from your normal place of employment 
• or it is not practical for operational reasons for you to return to a BBC base
• and no location catering is provided 
• and ƒyou are not visiting another BBC site.

Sadly, claims should not exceed £6.00 including service and VAT; George put in for £6.15. Presumably Thommo countersigned that one.