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Eagle: BBC Food cut is just ‘more mindless destruction’

POPULAR BBC website pages including its food and recipes service have become the latest victim of the Tories’ “mindless destruction” of the corporation.

Yesterday’s BBC announcement followed last week’s publication of a government white paper on the future of the BBC.

As part of the £15 million cuts programme, social media activity promoting digital radio and music will also be reduced, and the BBC’s travel website will be closed.

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