A Passionate Defence Of The BBC. And Of Its Hard Working Executives

November 14, 2009

Adam Lovejoy writes: I would like to voice my defence of the BBC and the wonderful and talented people who run it, including its Director General, Mark Thompson, and all of his deputies and senior executives. A vicious campaign has been unleashed against these fine people by some sections of the media, accusing them of receiving huge salaries, as if they do not deliver for the money they are getting. So what if the top 37 BBC executives earn more than the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. What has Mr Brown done for the country, compared to the tireless work that these people at the BBC carry out? Just let me give you some examples of what the hard working executives at the BBC, earn so that you will understand better why I am so angry with hacks who are having a go at them for supposedly...

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Category: Media
Tags: BBC, Mark Byford, Mark Thompson, Salaries

In My Ideal World Money Men Would Be In The Low Pay Category

July 7, 2009

The backlash has started in earnest: the public has had enough of the money men who have been insisting that they had nothing to do with the financial crisis that is raging across the world. The arrogance of bankers is astounding. Just as the readiness of governments to shield them. And the most scandalous thing of all is that the money men are still paying themselves bonuses, even when the money comes out of taxpayers’ bail-out packages. I would not be even surprised if they would start demanding compesations through the courts claiming that they suffered losses through no fault of their own. Just you wait and see. It just beggars belief that these multi-millionaires, who have created nothing during their whole lives, are still obsessed with enriching themselves further. They will...

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Category: Angry Rants
Tags: Bankers, Ideal World, Salaries