Three things leap out from that. The first is the anonymity. The second is the excuse of complexity to avoid commitment. And the third is that the secrecy and the excuse are linked. Of course things are complex.
Life is complex.
That does not prevent us taking decisions when we are well informed. The problem with the secrecy which surrounds the BBC is that it vitiates any attempt to have a properly informed public debate about the broadcasting needs of Scotland. To give a flavour of what goes on, I want to tell a story. I'm breaking the rules by doing this, because it's about a meeting involving the Broadcasting Council for Scotland. And the BCS is supposed to be secret.