The BBC statement on 'suspending' the closure of the BBC Singers whilst it explores offers of alternative funding, is lacking entirely in a signature or quote from an executive or senior manager.
Let's be clear - the decision to close will have been informally signed off by the BBC Board, where Chairman Richard Sharp is the only member with a previous history of supporting classical music. Tim Davie, Charlotte Moore, Lorna Clarke and Simon Webb are the other names you need to remember.
This leaked letter - https://slippedisc.com/2023/03/leaked-letter-a-toxic-culture-of-fear-and-paranoia-at-the-bbc-from-the-d-g-down/ - suggests management's handling of the BBC Singers issue (among others) would've made Alan Sugar blush. But this is the modern BBC: the person working hardest to undermine you is likely to be your boss.
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