The BBC is now refusing to reveal how many staff make up its Verify team and how much they are paid. Something to hide?
The corporation is now refusing freedom of information requests on the team numbers and salary because figures “with an increased headcount and combined salary will potentially identify the salary of a small number of new recruits. Therefore, if the BBC disclosed this information it would contravene data protection principles.” Bogus…
The salary costs for BBC Verify are at least £3.4 million and have been rising over the past two years. The value of that team to the taxpayer is not hard to verify…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”