The BBC will be hoping it doesn't end up with four mini-Carrie-ons next Tuesday, when four employees appear in front of the DCMS Select Committee answering questions about tax and personal service companies.
The four are Stuart Linnell MBE, a big figure in radio broadcasting across the Midlands, currently hosting 1500-1800 weekdays on Radio Northampton; Kirsty Lang (Mrs Misha McMafia Glenny), who's been part of the Radio 4 Front Row presenting team since 2004; Paul 'Money Box' Lewis; and the shy, retiring Liz Kershaw, 30 years with the BBC, currently presenting a Saturday show on Radio 6Music.
The BBC has declined an invitation to attend, according to the Press Gazette. A BBC spokesperson tells the organ “We appeared before the Select Committee very recently, and are doing a huge amount of work to make progress in this area. As we have told the Committee we are open to appearing before them again once we have more to update them on and have had a chance to consider any new evidence presented on Tuesday.”
You'd have thought, with such a talented and efficient HR team, there would be no new evidence that the four might present to their employer.
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