Two stools

By my reckoning, the contingency planning at BBC News for the one-day strike this coming Monday called by the NUJ must be the most complicated ever.

In network tv news, various "suits" and trusties are required to keep studios alive - but now the pressure is doubled. The News Channel is still at Television Centre, whilst BBC World News is operating from new Broadcasting House. Two questions - are there enough middle managers to keep both going, and can enough of them cope with the new kit at BH ?

Meanwhile, the negotiations to find jobs - or deals -  for those threated with compulsory redundancies will continue up to the wire. Those still threatened with an unwanted exit in Scotland have come down to eight, from nine. In London, the management lead for this thankless task used to be Steve Mitchell; I suspect, as he himself moves to the exit, someone else now has the pleasure...