What a surprise !
Typical of an inward looking organisation, the BBC Trust has appointed a former Director of the Corporation to be its new Director General. Apparently unconcerned by the abysmal failure of their last appointee the Trust, led by Chris Patten, a man whose credentials for being in charge of the Corporation have to be under extreme scrutiny, has stuck to its tried and tested approach. That that approach has not proved terribly successful seems to be irrelevant.
On Radio 4 this evening, Patten defended the Trust's actions in robust, even arrogant, style. Whether its new DG, Lord Tony Hall, is able to justify Lord Patten's stance will be revealed over the coming months and, maybe, years.
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