O/T BBC Champagne Socialist Pay RISES !!!!!

[great_fire]

Their male presenters were earning more so instead of lowering their salaries to match the women they raised the women's salaries to match the men.

TV licences sales are at at 10 year low but 26 million households still bought one.

Remember, if you just watch Netflix/ Amazon Prime/ Channel 4/ 5/ ITV catch-up no licence is needed.

[great_fire]

Let's face it, most of these "stars" (Vanessa Feltz FFS) aren't worth ten bob.

[KerrAvon]

Oh that's alright then so you actually agree that the practices of Sky /BT /Viigin are ok?
By the same token if you want to watch tv at all you need a licence You have a choice buy a licence or don't watch

I was just checking that you understood the position given your comment about free lunches.

If an adult with the mental capacity to freely enter into a contract that allows for a mid contract price rise chooses to do so then they accept that position. Ok doesn't come into it.

Of course you can choose whether to watch television and, hence, whether you require a TV licence.

I choose to pay my TV licence (and think it good value for money). I choose not to take out subscriptions with Sky/BT/Virgin.

[KerrAvon]

Let's face it, most of these "stars" (Vanessa Feltz FFS) aren't worth ten bob.

I'm sure that some people would agree with you. Others won't. That's the thing with being a member of society - accepting the diversity of views and opinions.

For my part, it is beyond me why Lineker is paid the sum that he is. In my opinion, he's perfectly competent and can be informative and funny, but I wouldn't miss him if he were not on. Others may disagree.

[great_fire]

I'm sure that some people would agree with you. Others won't. That's the thing with being a member of society - accepting the diversity of views and opinions.

For my part, it is beyond me why Lineker is paid the sum that he is. In my opinion, he's perfectly competent and can be informative and funny, but I wouldn't miss him if he were not on. Others may disagree.

Lineker works for Walkers and BT Sport as well, would hardly be unemployed and potless if the BBC let him go.

I suspect he's favoured by the BBC hierarchy because of his Twitter remoaning and social justice campaigning.

[Redshank]

Lineker works for Walkers and BT Sport as well, would hardly be unemployed and potless if the BBC let him go.

I suspect he's favoured by the BBC hierarchy because of his Twitter remoaning and social justice campaigning.

I can sense more Marxist/fantasist conspiracy theory just itching to get out

[howdydoo]

This has gone too far.These people are the modern day Robin Hoods in reverse.They have been so arrogant and smug.The latest announcement with alarming salary figures are a disgrace.On top of this they are trying to camouflage other huge salaries probably disguising what tax they are paying.This organisation is in the same league as the EU on integrity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Add top salaries in local government, education, health. Look what your union bosses and charity bosses earn?

It stinks.

[rolymiller]

Agree it is wrong Howdy. I think people should be paid according to their value to society and even that should have a limit. So those who do dangerous jobs eg firefighters etc should be paid highly. Also those who are selfless and help others eg nurses.

Footballers, pop stars, actors and other entertainers etc should have wage caps because they provide very little value to society. Put it this way society would still function without overpaid entertainers.

[fivetide]

Agree it is wrong Howdy. I think people should be paid according to their value to society and even that should have a limit. So those who do dangerous jobs eg firefighters etc should be paid highly. Also those who are selfless and help others eg nurses.

Footballers, pop stars, actors and other entertainers etc should have wage caps because they provide very little value to society. Put it this way society would still function without overpaid entertainers.

And that's excactly what is wrong with Sky etc. The wages paid to footballers (and the cost to the average fan) has rocketed thanks to Sky and now BT etc.

When it was only on BBC, banned from being on a Saturday, the advertising revenue wasn't there. Sky not only rip your wallet out through your backside but then put in loads of adverts on top, yet that's ok and everyone just sucks it up.

BBC though, ad free and great stuuff like Killing Eve, Luthor and the like,meh.

[KerrAvon]

I'm sure that many nurses are selfless and help others. On the other hand, I've encountered nurses who used their work to steal money from patients and to steal drugs for resale. It's dangerous to stereotype.

Employment is a market like every other. If people have rare saleable skills such as those of a good professional footballer then they will command high wages. I can't see how a cap could operate.