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The director general says the information came to him on 6 July and "we acted swiftly".

Sarah Montague asked him is he's "satisfied with the timetable".

Tim Davie responds by saying he thinks that's the "wrong characterisation", there's always lessons to learn and valid question on how complaints are red flagged.


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he is just sweeping under the carpet the fact that it was ignored for 2 months until the Sun got involved

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

The director general says the information came to him on 6 July and "we acted swiftly".

Sarah Montague asked him is he's "satisfied with the timetable".

Tim Davie responds by saying he thinks that's the "wrong characterisation", there's always lessons to learn and valid question on how complaints are red flagged.


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he is just sweeping under the carpet the fact that it was ignored for 2 months until the Sun got involved

I love the line being trotted out that 'we must learn lessons from this' how thick do you need to be after Saville and Harris and the sports guy nonce cant recall his name not to take this allegation seriously, they are taking the paying public for mugs and there will definately be a mass revolt over the license fee, I think the publication of the salaries paid has come at a very bad time for them, usually it would get more or less no coverage but now people are looking at the salaries in the midst of a cost of living crisis, mortgage hike and energy hikes and thinking.... no way are they worth that, and if he can afford 35K to get his kicks he can bloody well take a pay cut

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I love the line being trotted out that 'we must learn lessons from this' how thick do you need to be after Saville and Harris and the sports guy nonce cant recall his name not to take this allegation seriously, they are taking the paying public for mugs and there will definately be a mass revolt over the license fee, I think the publication of the salaries paid has come at a very bad time for them, usually it would get more or less no coverage but now people are looking at the salaries in the midst of a cost of living crisis, mortgage hike and energy hikes and thinking.... no way are they worth that, and if he can afford 35K to get his kicks he can bloody well take a pay cut

Have you heard the big controversy over here about RTE and money they were paying Ryan Tubridy but not declaring and some perks like a car to Marty Morrissey? Same thing here people talking about not paying the licence fees anymore

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Have you heard the big controversy over here about RTE and money they were paying Ryan Tubridy but not declaring and some perks like a car to Marty Morrissey? Same thing here people talking about not paying the licence fees anymore

Just been speaking to my pal down in Manchester and he filled me in on that!

here is the...BBC link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66152982

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Just been speaking to my pal down in Manchester and he filled me in on that!

here is the...BBC link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66152982

he controversy has snowballed and is gripping the nation, to such an extent that parliamentary committee hearings are being screened in pubs.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

he controversy has snowballed and is gripping the nation, to such an extent that parliamentary committee hearings are being screened in pubs.

I suppose finally we're getting some value out of our TV Licenses

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Have you heard the big controversy over here about RTE and money they were paying Ryan Tubridy but not declaring and some perks like a car to Marty Morrissey? Same thing here people talking about not paying the licence fees anymore

Yes and taking themselves off to all sorts of events like Springsteen and Harry Styles and the rugby world cup in Japan, crazy stuff

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Yes and taking themselves off to all sorts of events like Springsteen and Harry Styles and the rugby world cup in Japan, crazy stuff

This bit though

After further reading, the corporation has been accused of running "a slush fund" - spending thousands on flip-flops and gig tickets as well as millions on a failed musical, all "while crying poverty".