Riccardo Muti reminds the BBC about relative values

The following statement by Riccardo Muti went viral two years ago. It now seems prophetic of the BBC’s present disaster.

The Italian conductor said in July 2021: ‘A symphony orchestra costs less than one footballer today. What legacy do we expect to leave to our children? … If this does not change, superficial and very dangerous people will prevail in future generations.’

At the BBC, the retired footballer Gary Lineker 9pictured) is paid £1.3 million a year to host Match of the Day. The BBC Singers are being abolished in order to save less than £1.5 million.

The BBC has made its priorities clear: save Lineker, scrap culture.

Some day soon, the BBC itself will not be worth saving.