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Burning Issue: Are the salaries and bonuses of top BBC executives justified?

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Published Date: 09 July 2008

Yes

MARK THOMPSON, BBC director general

I FELT this year, as I have in previous years, that the scale of change and the scale of disruption for the BBC and my colleagues mean I wouldn't have felt right taking my bonus this year.

As the leader (of the BBC], I have a particular responsibi...

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Last Updated: 08 July 2008 10:09 PM
Source: The Scotsman
Location: Edinburgh
Related Topics: The BBC

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Alberto.,

09/07/2008 16:02:49

It seems that many people in this Country - already on sky-high salaries and expenses (and that's including our greedy Politicians!)now consider their basic salaries as a reward simply for getting the job, and an additional 'Bonus - Perk' call it what you will, is essential if they are required to do more than just turn up at the office - and isn't this attitude rife in the Public sector, where the taxpoayer sis being taken for all he has - no questions asked, or accepted from 'them as foots the bill!'

It must be like Paradise for all these seemingly expert failures!!

Oh! Yes they are!!

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