Tory onslaught this morning on the Beeb

It appears that the Tories have launched into an attack on the BBC with their usual opportunism.

Their leader leads the charge with an article in the Sun.Whist respecting the age old principles and quality of the corporation he feels

The BBC has lost touch with the values of the people who support it through the licence fee

adding that

It’s become bloated with many of its executives overpaid

But he also attacks its foray into the domain of the local papers and its ventures into what he feels is outside of its remit,

What on earth was the BBC doing taking over the Lonely Planet guides and threatening other travel guide publishers with unfair competition?
Why is it now planning to take on struggling local newspapers with its plans for local online video news?

Meanwhile shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt writing on Centre Right backs up his leader saying

Firstly that the idea that it is ok to chase ratings for their own sake is dead and buried......Secondly the whole issue of salaries. Jonathan Ross's salary is worth the annual licence fee of 43,000 people, and 50 executives at the BBC are paid more than the Prime Minister. This has got to stop...........thirdly on decency and taste I hope it is now established that socially responsible broadcasters should not allow their talent to behave in a way that legitimises unacceptable behaviour