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BBC pay

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MrsTerryPratchett · 19/07/2017 16:29

www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40653383

The highest paid women earns a quarter of what the highest paid man earns and two thirds of the highest paid are men.

No surprises there.

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KarlosKKrinkelbeim · 19/07/2017 20:18

£2 million for Evans? I'd pay that to make the unfunny gormless bastard fuck the fuck off.
Seriously considering chucking telly and no longer paying licence fee, it's all shite anyway

M0stlyBowlingHedgehog · 19/07/2017 20:15

Lapdance didn't Matt also have one earlier which said "and now I'm interviewing the one person we could find who thought I was worth what I was paid... my mum."

ladyyyglittersparkles · 19/07/2017 20:12

Ffs the BBC are a bunch of corrupt cunts. Just look at the whole Savile situation. Why is anyone surprised or outraged by this? They don't give two fucks as long as we pay their shitting licence fee

southeastdweller · 19/07/2017 20:07

Alex Jones, too. She gets paid £50K a year less than Matt Baker.

sashh · 19/07/2017 20:07

I did like a snippet I heard on Radio 4 driving home, "So why does having a penis mean you are paid more?"

or something very similar.

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LapdanceShoeshine · 19/07/2017 19:58

Matt is fab Grin

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SueMacartney · 19/07/2017 19:57

Piglet I was just pointing out that what Clare does is more labour intensive (can't think of a better phrase!), even though I know it's probably not worked out like that. If it was me I would find it more annoying that I was paid less for more work.

Popchyck · 19/07/2017 19:15

Gary Lineker is the second-highest BBC earner and also works for BT Sport.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 19/07/2017 19:07

Also if you think in purely practical terms, Clare Balding covers events like the Olympics which involves travel and being on and off during the day from the start of the events to the evening roundup every day for 2 weeks

Yes but she had a much bigger role on the paraolympics which was on C4 not BBC.

She also does a lot for BTSport.

I wonder if those that are in the higher brackets work exclusively for the BBC?

LapdanceShoeshine · 19/07/2017 19:05

Nick Robinson was her predecessor, fwiw. He probably got more when he moved to Today.

NoLoveofMine · 19/07/2017 18:42

Jon Sopel is in the same band as her, Nick Robinson (who's been there much longer) is in the band above & Norman Smith, her deputy, isn't in the list. So I think her pay, at least, is as fair as it can be.

I don't think any of that suggests she's being paid appropriately (relatively speaking of course - compared to others at the BBC rather than fair pay generally). She's the political editor of the BBC which is an extremely senior correspondent. I don't think the North American editor being in the same band, Nick Robinson being in the band above or her deputy (therefore below her in terms of job) not being on the list show she's being paid fairly in these terms. She's a very experienced and highly regarded figure. It'd not surprise me at all if they'd be paying a man far more given these figures and other comparisons.

PigletWasPoohsFriend · 19/07/2017 18:19

Dan walker more than naga munchetty?

He doesn't just do Breakfast. He is also the main presenters of football and the Olympics, all on the BBC, which will up his pay.

user1495915742 · 19/07/2017 18:18

It makes for pretty depressing reading.

I am very shocked at the numbers. The BBC is a public service. Is Chris Evans really worth £2m when you consider the PM gets £150k.

I really wish this exercise would be extended to all companies/organisations in the land. We would then understand the true extent of 'equality'.

SueMacartney · 19/07/2017 18:17

Lapdance fucking hell I didn't read that! AngryAngryAngryAngryAngry Hate that man.

LapdanceShoeshine · 19/07/2017 18:12

I think now this information is out there we need a public vote on who deserves what they're getting. Shearer, Wright & Vine don't for a start Grin

LapdanceShoeshine · 19/07/2017 18:11

And Laura Kussenberg! If she was a man she would be on at least double!

Jon Sopel is in the same band as her, Nick Robinson (who's been there much longer) is in the band above & Norman Smith, her deputy, isn't in the list. So I think her pay, at least, is as fair as it can be.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 19/07/2017 17:57

Capaldi gets decent coin. I wonder if the new Doctor is calling her agent...

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WhichJob · 19/07/2017 17:48

And Laura Kussenberg! If she was a man she would be on at least double!

QueenLaBeefah · 19/07/2017 17:48

I can't believe how much Alan Shearer is getting paid. You could replace him with a pot plant and nobody would notice the difference.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 19/07/2017 17:47

As for Jeremy Vine? Why? Well yes, and not just WRT the wages.

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BubblesBuddy · 19/07/2017 17:47

I think Tess Daly may be wondering why the side kick gets more? Also Fiona Bruce seems underpaid in comparison to some of the others and definitely Claire Balding. Top Gear was responsible for Evans but they could get cheaper on the football front! At least Clarkson is not on the list! Or the Hamster. Stephen Nolan seems remarkably well paid for a niche slot. As for Jeremy Vine? Why?

QueenLaBeefah · 19/07/2017 17:46

Sophie Raworth is getting a raw deal too.

The BBC for all its virtue signalling is just an old (white) boys club.

sticklebrix · 19/07/2017 17:46

Disgraceful. But as you say, MrsTP, not a shocker.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 19/07/2017 17:46

I remember being struck last year that Jennifer Lawrence was the highest GROSSING actor while not being the highest PAID. People will always say it's about viewing figures or something but it's clearly not.

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