...except that a huge number will be dormant accounts and even those which are not dormant will be blue members, for whom this has zero relevance. I think that this is not something which is of major interest to the general public and I do not find it that surprising that the BBC does not cover it. I don't ever recall the BBC being interested in issues related to frequent flyer or frequent stayer programmes. I think the same would be true in most other European countries (US news outlets, OTOH, are more likely to engage with those kind of stories).