The Sun newspaper published a very interesting story on its front page today. It reported that the BBC, funded by public taxes, pays £60 million a year for mini caps.
This money goes to BBC employees, presenters, and guests. Those who participate in TV programs are given mini caps to drive home after the program ends. It’s an incredible amount of money. But this isn’t money the BBC generates itself.
The BBC is quite adept at lavishly spending public money. They have dozens of channels, but most of them are unwatched and useless. Apart from BBC News, they have almost no channels that are particularly watched. Channels like BBC2, BBC3, and BBC4 are unnecessary, filling time with repetitive, useless programs. They have almost no programs that set the agenda.
There are also channels like BBC Farsi, whose purpose is unclear. It’s a channel that broadcasts specifically for the Iranian people, but it’s practically inaccessible. It’s unclear who watches this channel, or how many people watch it. The BBC can easily spend £60 million on the people participating in this program because it’s not their money; it’s the public’s money…