BBC director general Mark Thompson got round to sending a new year email to rally the troops this morning telling them all how well the corporation had done over the festive period - good to see it only took him until January 9. However, the breezy tone and the payoff line - "Thank you to everyone for making Christmas and new year one of the best we've had" - hasn't gone down too well with the hundreds of staff facing the prospect of looking for a new job in 2008. "Is the DG trying to forge an alternative career as the Iraqi information minister?" one wag asked.
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