Re: [Swprograms] [Internetradio] Director General Mark Thompson to outline BBC strategy

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have interviewed UK-based outsourcing providers for a work-related
project, and they are expecting a rather sharp drop off in government
spending because they fully expect the Tories to win the upcoming
general election.

I am pretty sure the UK's government sector is a bigger part of the UK
GDP than the US government's share of US GDP, so this will likely
attenuate growth prospects for the UK economy.

There...even got a radio word into the discussion!

R

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Rob de Santos <rdesantos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I share John's conclusion but would observe that all 3 major parties in Britain
> have been critical of BBC spending so I don't think we can put this down to just
> a need to butter up Rupert Murdoch.  I think the undercurrent here is that with
> the large budget deficits and long term debt facing most Western countries, the
> UK included, there is a sense among the politicians that they need to be seen to
> be doing something to guard the expenditure of tax dollars.  With an election
> looming within a few weeks to a month or so, the BBC is an easy target among UK
> politicians.
>

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