Abstract
The former BBC political editor defends the Corporation against accusations of overstaffing, especially in terms of team sent to cover major events. The BBC is nowhere near as profligate as the press would be if required to send technicians as well as journalists on assignments, he argues, and insists that broadcasters work harder: "Licence fee-payers can sleep easily in their beds. The BBC extracts its pound of flesh all right."
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