Gordon Brown, the man that can do no right, has struck out about the big pay salaries that top public sector jobs have leapt up to. This includes the top dogs at the BBC, as well as their most highly paid talent. Jonathan Ross is probably the most notable who has become the highest-paid star in the history of the BBC, raking in a cool £18 million over three years. However, knowing Brown’s run of luck, the nation will probably unite in a show of sympathy for their favourite Friday night lispathon and rally to save Ross’ salary.
However, I’m sort of impressed by this sudden show of steel from the man that has historically had all the fight of sad sack from The Raggy Dolls. I completely understand the argument that if we want the best people, then we’re going to have to pay high salaries, but surely if Mark Thompson wouldn’t be happy as the BBC chief executive on a salary of £200,000 as apposed to his current £834,000, then he isn’t really the right man for the job. The same goes for Ross. I imagine that the Beeb would easily be able to find a fairly amusing jokester for a million a year to head up their friday night. I’d definitely have a good crack at that whip.
In addition to capping the entrenched spirit of excess at the top, it would also filter down to the rest of us closer to the sh*t-pipe side of life; less overspending in the government should theoretically translate into more money for public service improvements as well as allowing more lowly public sector jobs to be safeguarded. Bunce that could be going to improve the NHS or the police force or schools is currently being folded up in money clips by fat cats in public service.
Brown, it’s clobberin’ time, but take it easy with Wossi, I reckon he’d bruise like a peach.
