As a former employee i think media coverage of this way over the top. Once some paper highlight such an item the rest follow like a pack of hounds joined of course by various public figures. the same benefits today more or less were there way back in the fifties. If the media really wanted to investigate unnecessary outlay i think the top of the range company cars enjoyareed by executives and senior staff would be a far better area rather than half the sub to some leisure centre less tax which the ordinary staff can claim.