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10-01-2020, 07:40 PM
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Rant alert.... BBC equal pay

I see that Samira Ahmed has won an equal pay tribunal today, complaining that whilst Jeremy Vine got £3000 and episode for Points Of View, she only got £440 for a weekly news program. She argued that was underpaid then, apparently by £ 700,000, over a period of 10 years.

Now, whilst I agree that is a huge disparity, I would argue that it not Ahmed that was underpaid but Vine that is vastly overpaid. I mean, what planet are these people on that think they deserve three grand for presenting a fifteen minute programme, and indeed what planet are the people on that sanction that kind of money?

And they say they cannot afford free licences for the over 75s, I wonder why that is then...
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10-01-2020, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Barry ->
I see that Samira Ahmed has won an equal pay tribunal today, complaining that whilst Jeremy Vine got £3000 and episode for Points Of View, she only got £440 for a weekly news program. She argued that was underpaid then, apparently by £ 700,000, over a period of 10 years.

Now, whilst I agree that is a huge disparity, I would argue that it not Ahmed that was underpaid but Vine that is vastly overpaid. I mean, what planet are these people on that think they deserve three grand for presenting a fifteen minute programme, and indeed what planet are the people on that sanction that kind of money?

And they say they cannot afford free licences for the over 75s, I wonder why that is then...
(Applauds wildly)

Hear hear Barry!
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10-01-2020, 08:34 PM
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Well said, Barry!
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10-01-2020, 08:45 PM
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Re: Rant alert.... BBC equal pay

Agreed!
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10-01-2020, 09:00 PM
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Yep...Good post Barry....
There's no wonder the BBC lose all the best programmes and sport to independent TV companies. They probably haven't got any money left after paying Jeremy Vine and Gary Lineker.
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10-01-2020, 09:02 PM
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Re: Rant alert.... BBC equal pay

Samira Ahmed, Jeremy Vine, they're in a different class, aren't they?
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10-01-2020, 10:47 PM
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Re: Rant alert.... BBC equal pay

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Samira Ahmed, Jeremy Vine, they're in a different class, aren't they?
They certainly are d00d......Samira who?
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10-01-2020, 11:40 PM
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Radical is refreshing but don't attract £sssss.ss, impartiality attracts £zzzzz.zz.
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11-01-2020, 06:21 PM
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Jobs for the boys

£3000 an episode . Be ashamed BBC

If hes being paid that for an episode what vast amounts of money is being paid to others .
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Never heard of the woman .
 
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