
Read this: Lord Patten attempts to downplay scale of BBC severance payoffs - Media - theguardian.com

Summary: Lord Patten appeared in front of a committee of MPs to discuss the BBCs annual report. On severance pay he said that he felt he needed to contextualise the issue. He pointed to issues such as former deputy director general Mark Byford's almost 1m severance pay deal. - theguardian.com
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