If there are numerous underdogs in our society, it logically follows that there is a multitude of overdogs too. This after all appears to be the very essence and inherent flaw in unregulated, free market economies in that they produce winners and losers in a horrible zero-sum game. Here below lurking in the hall of shame are some of those money-grabbers whose very existence is motivated by a love of wealth. Their riches perversely buys them influence and frequently a lenience from the law, rarely afforded to or affordable by the hoi polloi of the inner cities. Hang your heads in shame, you irresponsible, selfish "thieves" in your slick suits.
Motormouth Kelvin MacKenzie once stated that the anarchic youth who engage in looting and rioting are "scum". That may be so, but I would venture to suggest that there is an elite of white collar, suburban "scum" whose activities and attitudes have completely discredited capitalism and which places them on a par with the so-called feral underclass. Underneath are the names of some such individuals. They represent but the tip of a huge, exploitative iceberg that is taking the piss while the large majority must cope with cuts, pay freezes, and much worse. This list is in its infant stages and the amounts are the reported annual income.
Although David Cameron was absolutely correct when he once diagnosed "broken Britain", little did this hypocrite realise that he and the Westminster/Whitehall elite are part of the problem. Why would any young people look up to and respect their political superiors when the personnel of the Establishment are each pocketing disproportionate salaries that are way beyond logic and good sense. Britain is indeed broken and it needs repaired from the top down to the bottom. The human body cannot function if the head is damaged. By the same token, Britain's sickness cannot be cured if the head of the nation (the political class of legislators and mandarins) is malfunctioning.
Admittedly, the list below is a bit random but it ought to illustrate quite clearly how the Establishment are legally stealing from the public purse with the kind of thievery that would have made the Artful Dodger blush with shame. When I consider the overwhelming number of leaders and 'responsible' people earning disgusting amounts of money, I am frankly staggered that the British people allow this injustice to persist. How the foolish populace of the UK have so deferentially accepted this sickening state of affairs beggars belief. Many revolutions have been fought for less. I am livid that Britain prefers to damn Guy Fawkes while the real criminals in the Establishment and business community can continue to take the ****ing piss. Maybe the silly people of the UK and their grossly-overpaid masters actually deserve each other!
The trouble with the British masses is if they assembled at a demonstration, they would all quickly disperse if they were each offered a free pint. Yes folks, the Brits are easily bought, and gone are the days when this nation had backbone and good principles. Now it's every man for himself and to Hell with the consequences. That is the great legacy of Mrs Thatcher. She can take credit for having broken the spirit of the population. Everybody is seeking fame and fortune nowadays. The UK is a nation of wannabees. Instead of wishing to change a corrupt, decaying system, many of the dispossessed aspire to become part of the monster that is devouring them! Rather than protest against the fat cats, Joe Public harbours the hope of also becoming a fat cat one day. Most people are corruptible nowadays. In other words, offer anyone wealth or power or fame and fortune and they would abandon anything and everyone to attain such apparent 'prizes'.
Not that Labour can crow about the legacy of Mrs Thatcher. Mr Blair and Mr Brown presided over lavish pay increases for their cronies in the public sector as a means of currying favour with the opinion-formers and movers and shakers. So-called new Labour was zealous in its attempts to out-flank the Conservatives by allowing monstrous pay rises for the bourgeois elite. Austere Britain is still having to grin and bear the adverse impact of the bonus culture, the expenses scandals, and the pay-offs, pensions, and perks of the uber-rich. Keir Hardie must be spinning in his grave.
What really ought to concern the named individuals here and other fortunates who have been fortunate to be omitted thus far is the legacy that they are leaving for future generations. Their own offspring will grow up in the warped, mistaken belief that success is conditioned by how much wealth one has amassed and that a huge bank account and property portfolio are essential ingredients for a happy, fulfilled existence. The most influential members of the chattering classes will have a lot to account for as others see the bad example that they are setting and seek to follow in their flawed footsteps.
Some of the following figures are now probably out-of-date and inaccurate in so far as they err on the low side. If any of the named human parasites are now earning less than £100,000 per annum, I will gladly remove them.
Why is it that the major politicos now make noises about the disparity of wealth but then don't appear to practise what they preach? There are two likely explanations as to why the greedy won't relinquish their excess wealth. Either they have very demanding spouses who expect nothing less than to be maintained in regal luxury, or else the selfish swines realise that money purchases importance and influence. One gets to sit at the top table, so to speak. In other words, the pathetic pursuit of riches is essentially a desire to acquire a lofty status. A pox on all their mansions.
Ultimately the names and statistics derive from various media intenet sites, so if I am wrong, then so are they. I suppose that we all could pay thanks to the newspapers for originally sourcing such information about various obscene salaries. Of course, the viewspapers claim that their collective whistle-blowing is in the public interest. The real truth is that viewspapers are businesses that need to turn a profit. Consequently, as they are operating in a competitive market-place, they must produce attention-grabbing revelations and scandals in order to earn revenue. In fact, it would be no exaggeration to state that most journalists would knock their grandmother in her zimmer frame over if she was standing in the way of a juicy news story. The media have about as many scruples as Genghis Khan, and therefore their nonsense about the 'public interest' can be more aptly translated as self-interest.
The wealth-worshippers are as follows:
Ana Botin of Santander: £4 million
Mark Byford: £949,000 pay-off from the BBC
Mark Carney; Governor of the Bank of England: £874,000
David Mobbs of Nuffield Health: £850,000 in 2011
Tim O'Toole of First Group: £846,000
David Abraham; Chief Executive of Channel Four: £744,000
Sir Antonio Pappano of the Royal Opera House: £741,403 in 2011
Mark Thompson; former director-general of the BBC earned £664,000
Chris Moyles; BBC Radio One disc jockey: £630,000
Lord Burns of Santander: £600,000
Andrew Marr; BBC presenter: £580,000
Sir David Higgins of Network Rail: £560,000
Dean Finch of National Express: £550,000
Jay Hunt; Chief Creative Officer of Channel Four: £542,000
David Brown of Go-Ahead: £510,000
Fiona Bruce; BBC television presenter: £500,000
Lord Hall; Director General of the BBC: £450,000
Jez Maiden of National Express: £420,000
Jana Bennett; director of BBC Vision: £412,000
Patrick Butcher of Network Rail: £382,000
Ross Kemp; BBC actor: £380,000
Andrew Wolstenholme of Crossrail: £380,000
John Humphrys; BBC Radio Four presenter: £375,000
Peter Salmon; BBC North director: £375,000
Robin Gisby of Network Rail: £360,000
Simon Kirby of Network Rail: £360,000
Sidney Barrie earned £349,000 when previously employed by First Group
Darren Cattell formerly of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust: £340,000 in 2012
Stephen Montgomery of ScotRail: £333,000
Caroline Thomson; BBC chief operating officer: £333,000
Zarin Patel; BBC director: £329,000
Keith Down of Go-Ahead: £326,000
Tim Davie; BBC director: £325,000
Lucy Adams; BBC director: £320,000
Helen Boaden; director of BBC news: £320,000
Sharon Baylay; BBC director: £310,000
Pat Loughrey; BBC director: £300,000
Peter Vicary-Smith of the Consumers' Association: £300,000 in 2012
Richard Sambrook; BBC director: £299,880
James Purnell of the BBC: £295,000
Jan Filochowski of West Hertfordshire Hospitals trust: £282,500
Bal Samra; BBC director: £280,500
Jeff Carr earned £280,000 when previously employed by First Group
Jay Hunt; controller of BBC one: £265,000
Sir Robert Naylor of University College London Hospitals: £262,500
Bernard Hogan-Howe; Chief Constable of the London Metropolitan Police: £260,088
Dominic Coles; Chief Operating Officer at the BBC: £257,500
David Nicholson; Chief Executive of the NHS: £255,000
Sir Ron Kerr of Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation trust: £254,000
Professor Stephen Smith of Imperial Healthcare: £250,250
Roly Keating; director of archive content at the BBC: £250,000
Peter Morris of Barts and the London trust: £247,500
Roger Mosey; BBC director of London 2012: £241,230
Lord Igor Judge; the Lord Chief Justice: £240,000
John Linwood; Chief Technology Officer at the BBC: £240,000
John Yorke of BBC Vision: £238,119
Edward Williams; BBC director: £225,940
Geoff Alltimes of Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council: £225,785
Danny Cohen; controller of BBC Three: £225,000
John Devaney of National Express: £225,000
Richard Deverell; Chief Operating Officer at the BBC: £225,000
Janice Hadlow; controller of BBC Two: £225,000
John Foster of Islington Borough Council: £223,385
Erik Huggers; BBC director: £223,000
David McNulty of Surrey County Council:£222,053
John Cooper of CrossCountry: £222,000 in 2011 according to the Daily Telegraph
Derek Myers of Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council £220,936
Nicholas Eldred of BBC operations group: £219,751
Roger Kelly of Gateshead Council: £219,521
Emma Swain of BBC Vision: £217,505
Roger Wright; controller of BBC Radio Three: £215,322
Chris Day of BBC finance: £211,500
Andy Parfitt; controller of Radio One: £211,000
Anne Morrison; director of training and development at the BBC: £210,069
Mark Damazer; controller of BBC Radio Four and Radio Seven: £210,000
Joanna Killian of Essex County Council: £210,000
Chris Kane; Head of Corporate Real Estate at the BBC: £206,992
Sir Liam Donaldson earned at least £205,000 as Chief Medical Officer
Andy Griffee; editorial director at the BBC: £205,000
Bob Shennan; controller of BBC Radio Two and Radio Six: £205,000
Nicolas Brown; director of drama production at the BBC: £200,000
Christine Connelly; Chief Information Officer for the department of health: £200,000
Graham Ellis of BBC audio & music: £200,000
Peter Horrocks; director of global news at the BBC: £200,000
Sir Bob Kerslake; Head of the Civil Service: £200,000
Heather Lawrence OBE; chief executive of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £200,000
Peter Lewis of Haringey Borough Council: £200,000
James Naughtie; BBC Radio Four presenter: £200,000
Gabriel Scally; regional director of public health: £200,000
Stuart Smith; formerly of Liverpool City Council received £198,568 plus £147,000 redundancy
Lord Justice Leveson: £196,707
Sir Jeremy Heywood; Cabinet Secretary: £195,000
Richard Klein; controller of BBC Radio Four: £195,000
Stephen Mitchell; Head of Programmes: £195,000
Tom Archer of BBC Vision: £193,600
Stephen Kavanagh: Chief Constable of Essex Police: £192,163
Liam Keelan; controller of BBC daytime: £190,550
Dorothy Prior; controller of production resource: £190,500
Peter White; chief executive officer at BBC finance: £190,550
Michael Gooddie; a director at the BBC: £190,000
Alastair Hamilton; Chief Executive of Invest NI: £190,000
John Vickerman; head of HR at the BBC: £190,000
George Entwistle of BBC Vision: £189,625
Frances Allcock of BBC People: £188,100
Mark Lloyd of Cambridgeshire County Council: £186,167
Ken MacQuarrie; director of BBC Scotland: £185,000
Menna Richards; director of BBC Wales: £185,000
Adrian Van Klaveren; controller of Radio Five Live: £185,000
Sir Nicholas Young of The Red Cross: £184,000
Robert Johnston; Reward Director at the BBC: £183,750
Anabel Hoult of Save The Children: £181,930
Sir Peter Fahy; Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police: £181,455
Chris Sims; Chief Constable of West Midlands Police: £181,455
Barbara Slater; director of BBC sport: £180,000
John Tate; director of Policy & Strategy at the BBC: £180,000
Keith Beal; programme director at the BBC: £179,725
Sally Debonnaire of BBC Vision: £178,500
Jonathan Michael; chief executive of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS trust (London): £178,000
Mark Kortekaas of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £175,000
Mark Linsey of BBC Vision: £175,000
Kerstin Mogull of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £175,000
David Salisbury; director of immunisation: £175,000
All High Court judges receive £174,481
Dr Mike Anderson; medical director of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £170,000
Simon Nelson of BBC Vision: £170,000
Beverley Tew of BBC Finance: £170,000
Sir Mark Gilmore; Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police: £169,359
Alan Yentob; BBC director: £168,300
Jacqueline Brandreth-Potter; head of brand & planning at the BBC: £167,145
David Jordan of Executive Support & Projects at the BBC: £167,000
James Lancaster of BBC Vision: £166,464
Seetha Kumar; controller of BBC online: £165,000
Francesca Unsworth; head of newsgathering at the BBC: £165,000
Liz Rylatt of BBC finance: £164,646
Paul White; chief executive of Barts and the London NHS trust: £164,500
Justin Forsyth of Save The Children: £163,000
Karen Boswell of East Coast: £161,000 according to the Daily Telegraph
Sara Thornton; Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police: £160,290
Michael Barton; Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary: £160,000
Ann Lloyd; Chief Executive of NHS Wales: £160,000
Dame Gillian Morgan; Welsh Permanent Secretary: £160,000
John Turner; finance director at the BBC: £160,000
Helen Normoyle; head of audiences at the BBC: £159,600
Derek Smith; chief executive of Hammersmith hospitals NHS trust (London): £158,508
Jon Murphy; Chief Constable of Merseyside Police: £157,260
Sue Sim; Chief Constable of Northumbria Police: £157,260
Michael Holden of Directly Operated Railways: £156,100
Robert Naylor; chief executive of University College London hospitals NHS trust: £156,000
Nicholas Newman of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £155,250
David Edwards; chief executive of Cardiff and Vale NHS trust: £155,000
David Holdsworth of BBC journalism group: £155,000
Dr Tony Jewell; Welsh chief medical officer: £155,000
Sir Hugh Taylor: Permanent Secretary of the department of health: £155,000
Alex Marshall; Chief Constable of Hampshire Police: £154,233
Rachel Currie; HR director at the BBC: £153,983
Rahul Chakkara of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £153,750
Peter Reading; chief executive of University hospitals of Leicester NHS trust: £152,500
Steve Finnigan; Chief Constable of Lancashire Police: £151,215
Ian Learmonth; Chief Constable of Kent Police: £151,215
Shaun Sawyer; Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police: £151,215
Clare Dyer; HR director at the BBC: £150,000
Mark Gottlieb; Director of Marketing, Communications & Audiences at the BBC: £150,000
Sarah Montague; BBC Radio Four presenter: £150,000
Matthew Postgate of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £150,000
Mark Friend of Audio & Music at the BBC: £148,512
Mark Britnell; chief executive of University hospital Birmingham NHS trust: £148,500
David Crompton; Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police: £148,194
Colin Port; Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset Police: £148,194
Martin Richards; Chief Constable of Sussex Police: £148,194
Peter Vaughan; Chief Constable of South Wales: £148,194
Neil McKay; chief executive of Leeds teaching hospitals NHS trust: £147,000
Ben Stephenson; controller of drama commissioning at the BBC: £145,000
Peter Clifton; head of editorial development at the BBC: £144,200
Boris Johnson; Mayor of London: £143,911
David Cameron MP; Prime Minister: £142,500
David Highton; chief executive of Oxford Radcliffe hospitals NHS trust: £142,500
Malcolm Stamp; chief executive of Addenbrooke's NHS trust (Cambridge University teaching hospitals trust): £142,260
Chris Eyre; Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police: £142,143
John Bercow MP; Speaker of the House of Commons: £142,000
Andy Coulson; former Director of Communications for the Conservative Party earned £275,000 in that role and 'only' £140,000 as the Prime Minister's Director of Communications
Mary Hockaday; head of BBC newsroom: £140,000
Alex Salmond; First Minister of Scotland: £140,000
Ed Miliband MP; Leader of the Opposition: £139,355
Andy Bliss; Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Police: £139,119
Simon Cole; Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police: £139,119
Mick Creedon; Chief Constable of Derbyshire Police: £139,119
Mike Cunningham; Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police: £139,119
Tim Hollis; Chief Constable of Humberside: £139,119
David Shaw; Chief Constable of West Mercia Police: £139,119
David Whatton; Chief Constable of Cheshire Police: £139,119
Lesley Swarbrick; HR director at the BBC: £138,600
Derek O'Gara; finance director at the BBC: £138,000
Andrew Cash; chief executive of Sheffield teaching Hospitals NHS trust: £137,500
Mike Deegan; chief executive of Central Manchester and Manchester children's University NHS trust: £137,500
Phil Gormley; Chief Constable of Norfolk Police: £136,092
Lynne Owens; Chief Constable of Surrey Police: £136,092
Vin Ray; Director of BBC College of Journalists: £135,188
Stuart Welling; chief executive of Brighton and Sussex hospitals NHS trust: £135,109
Mark Goldman; chief executive of Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull (teaching) NHS trust: £135,000
Gareth Hall of the Welsh department of the economy and transport: £135,000
Peter Johnston; director of BBC Northern Ireland: £135,000
Dr Gwyn Thomas; director of Informing Healthcare: £135,000
Nick Clegg MP; Deputy Prime Minister: £134,565
George Osborne MP; Chancellor of the Exchequer: £134,565
All British cabinet ministers receive £134,565
Jo Woods; radio finance director at the BBC: £134,003
Simon Ash; Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary: £133,068
Martin Baker; Chief Constable of Dorset Constabulary: £133,068
Jacqui Cheer; Chief Constable of Cleveland Constabulary: £133,068
Tim Madgwick; acting Chief Constable of North Yorkshire constabulary: £133,068
Simon Parr; Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Constabulary: £133,068
Mark Polin; Chief Constable of North Wales Constabulary: £133,068
Jeff Farrar; temporary Chief Constable of Gwent Constabulary: £133,068
Patrick Geenty; Chief Constable of Wiltshire Constabulary: £133,068
Colette Paul; Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Constabulary: £133,068
Adrian Lee; Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Constabulary: £133,068
Carwyn Jones; First Minister of Wales: £132,862
David Roberts; chief executive of University hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS trust: £132,857
Bernard Lawson; acting Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary: £130,044
Michael Matthews; acting Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary: £130,044
Andy Parker; Chief Constable of Warwickshire Constabulary: £130,044
Neil Rhodes; Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Constabulary: £130,044
Jackie Roberts; Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Constabulary: £130,044
Lorraine Bewes; director of finance of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £130,000
Maggie Boyle; chief executive of Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen hospitals NHS trust: £130,000
Jeff Buggle of the Welsh department of health and social services: £130,000
Rachel Stock; Resourcing Director at the BBC: £128,000
Gareth Goodier; chief executive of Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS trust (London): £127,500
Barry Johns; chief executive of West Midlands metropolitan ambulance service NHS trust: £127,500
David Jackson; chief executive of Bradford hospitals NHS trust: £127,360
David Moss; chief executive of Southampton University hospitals NHS trust: £126,500
Loretta Minghella of Christian Aid: £126,072
Alec McGivan; Head of BBC Outreach: £125,557
Sue Inglish; head of political programmes at the BBC: £125,000
Ed Llewellyn; Prime Minister's Chief of Staff: £125,000
Stephen Day; chief executive of Norfolk and Norwich University hospital NHS trust: £124,000
Jane Perrin; chief executive of Swansea NHS trust: £124,000
Julie Acred; chief executive of Southern Derbyshire acute hospitals NHS trust: £122,500
John de Braux; chief executive of Epsom and St Hellier NHS trust: £122,500
Jessica Cecil; head of BBC director-general's office: £122,500
Jane Collins; chief executive of Great Ormond Street hospital for children NHS trust (London): £122,500
Ian Hamilton; chief executive of St George's healthcare NHS trust (London): £122,500
Cally Palmer; chief executive of Royal Marsden NHS trust (London): £122,500
Alix Pryde; Controller of Distribution at the BBC: £122,500
Stephen Greep; chief executive of Hull and East Yorkshire hospitals NHS trust: £122,400
Julian Nettel; chief executive of St Marys NHS trust: £121,566
David Astley; chief executive of East Kent hospitals NHS trust: £121,417
Sheila Foley; chief executive of East London and the City mental health trust: £120,000
Mark Hackett; chief executive of Royal Wolverhampton hospitals NHS trust: £120,000
Bob Hudson of the Welsh department of health and social services: £120,000
Anna Mallett of Business Strategy at the BBC: £120,000
Martin McGuinness; Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland: £120,000
Amanda Pritchard; deputy chief executive of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £120,000
Peter Robinson; First Minister of Northern Ireland: £120,000
Mark Goldring of Oxfam: £119,560
Dame Barbara Stocking of Oxfam: £119,560
Peter Bradley; chief executive of London ambulance service trust: £118,000
Moira Britton; chief executive of Tees and north-east Yorkshire NHS trust: £117,500
Cornelius Egan; chief executive of Bradford community health NHS trust : £117,500
Sally Gorham; chief executive of Waltham, Leyton & Leytonstone (London): £117,500
Mike Atkin; chief executive of Leeds community and mental health services teaching NHS trust: £117,000
Christine Daws; finance director of the Welsh government: £115,000
Simon Dean of the Welsh health and social services department: £115,000
William Greswell; Controller of BBC Vision: £115,000
Paul Greeves; Head of Safety at the BBC: £114,400
Daniel Moylan earned £112,599 when previously employed by Transport for London
Nigel Fisher; chief executive of South-west London and St George's mental health NHS trust: £112,500
John MacDonald; chief executive of Queen's medical centre, Nottingham University hospital NHS trust: £112,500
Caroline Gover; Head of Business Continuity at the BBC: £112,425
Graham Nix; chief executive of United Bristol healthcare NHS trust: £112,000
Alice Webb; programme director at the BBC: £112,000
Peter Morris; chief executive of South Manchester University hospitals NHS trust: £111,000
Therese Davis; chief nurse of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £110,000
Bernard Galton; HR director of the Welsh government: £110,000
Derek Griffin; chief executive of Cafcass Cymru: £110,000
Carolyn Miller, formerly of Merlin, is rumoured to have earned £110,000 in 2011 (according to the Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2013)
Chris Patten of the BBC: £110,000
Paul Smith; Head of Editorial Standards at the BBC: £110,000
Martin Sykes; chief executive of Value Wales: £110,000
Angela Peddar; chief executive of Royal Devon and Exeter healthcare NHS trust: £109,500
Will Jackson: Head of Strategy at the BBC: £108,000
Peter Coles; chief executive of Whipps Cross University hospital NHS trust (London): £107,500
Erville Millar; chief executive of Camden & Islington mental health and social care trust: £107,500
Richard Davies of the Welsh department of public services and performance: £105,000
Mike Hopkins of the Welsh lifelong learning and providers decision: £105,000
Roy Male; chief executive of Blackpool Victoria hospital NHS trust: £105,000
Sue Ross; chief executive of Selby and York primary care trust: £105,000
Nick Temple; chief executive of Tavistock and Portman NHS trust (London): £105,000
Dr Jane Wilkinson; Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Wales: £105,000
Richard Addy of the BBC Journalism Group: £104,000
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri; chief executive of Kings College hospital NHS trust (London): £104,000
Liam Hayes; chief executive of Doncaster and south Humber NHS trust: £103,161
Sue Assar; chief executive of Central Manchester primary care trust: £102,500
Stuart Bell; chief executive of South London and Maudsley NHS trust: £102,500
Brian Milstead; chief executive of Royal Cornwall hospitals NHS trust: £102,500
Nicola Sturgeon; Deputy First Minister of Scotland: £100,748
Geoffrey Dennis of Care International: £100,000
Kate Fall; Prime Minister's Deputy Chief of Staff: £100,000
Peter Murrell; SNP Chief Executive: £100,000
Christine Willis; chief executive of North Tees primary care trust: £100,000
Motormouth Kelvin MacKenzie once stated that the anarchic youth who engage in looting and rioting are "scum". That may be so, but I would venture to suggest that there is an elite of white collar, suburban "scum" whose activities and attitudes have completely discredited capitalism and which places them on a par with the so-called feral underclass. Underneath are the names of some such individuals. They represent but the tip of a huge, exploitative iceberg that is taking the piss while the large majority must cope with cuts, pay freezes, and much worse. This list is in its infant stages and the amounts are the reported annual income.
Although David Cameron was absolutely correct when he once diagnosed "broken Britain", little did this hypocrite realise that he and the Westminster/Whitehall elite are part of the problem. Why would any young people look up to and respect their political superiors when the personnel of the Establishment are each pocketing disproportionate salaries that are way beyond logic and good sense. Britain is indeed broken and it needs repaired from the top down to the bottom. The human body cannot function if the head is damaged. By the same token, Britain's sickness cannot be cured if the head of the nation (the political class of legislators and mandarins) is malfunctioning.
Admittedly, the list below is a bit random but it ought to illustrate quite clearly how the Establishment are legally stealing from the public purse with the kind of thievery that would have made the Artful Dodger blush with shame. When I consider the overwhelming number of leaders and 'responsible' people earning disgusting amounts of money, I am frankly staggered that the British people allow this injustice to persist. How the foolish populace of the UK have so deferentially accepted this sickening state of affairs beggars belief. Many revolutions have been fought for less. I am livid that Britain prefers to damn Guy Fawkes while the real criminals in the Establishment and business community can continue to take the ****ing piss. Maybe the silly people of the UK and their grossly-overpaid masters actually deserve each other!
The trouble with the British masses is if they assembled at a demonstration, they would all quickly disperse if they were each offered a free pint. Yes folks, the Brits are easily bought, and gone are the days when this nation had backbone and good principles. Now it's every man for himself and to Hell with the consequences. That is the great legacy of Mrs Thatcher. She can take credit for having broken the spirit of the population. Everybody is seeking fame and fortune nowadays. The UK is a nation of wannabees. Instead of wishing to change a corrupt, decaying system, many of the dispossessed aspire to become part of the monster that is devouring them! Rather than protest against the fat cats, Joe Public harbours the hope of also becoming a fat cat one day. Most people are corruptible nowadays. In other words, offer anyone wealth or power or fame and fortune and they would abandon anything and everyone to attain such apparent 'prizes'.
Not that Labour can crow about the legacy of Mrs Thatcher. Mr Blair and Mr Brown presided over lavish pay increases for their cronies in the public sector as a means of currying favour with the opinion-formers and movers and shakers. So-called new Labour was zealous in its attempts to out-flank the Conservatives by allowing monstrous pay rises for the bourgeois elite. Austere Britain is still having to grin and bear the adverse impact of the bonus culture, the expenses scandals, and the pay-offs, pensions, and perks of the uber-rich. Keir Hardie must be spinning in his grave.
What really ought to concern the named individuals here and other fortunates who have been fortunate to be omitted thus far is the legacy that they are leaving for future generations. Their own offspring will grow up in the warped, mistaken belief that success is conditioned by how much wealth one has amassed and that a huge bank account and property portfolio are essential ingredients for a happy, fulfilled existence. The most influential members of the chattering classes will have a lot to account for as others see the bad example that they are setting and seek to follow in their flawed footsteps.
Some of the following figures are now probably out-of-date and inaccurate in so far as they err on the low side. If any of the named human parasites are now earning less than £100,000 per annum, I will gladly remove them.
Why is it that the major politicos now make noises about the disparity of wealth but then don't appear to practise what they preach? There are two likely explanations as to why the greedy won't relinquish their excess wealth. Either they have very demanding spouses who expect nothing less than to be maintained in regal luxury, or else the selfish swines realise that money purchases importance and influence. One gets to sit at the top table, so to speak. In other words, the pathetic pursuit of riches is essentially a desire to acquire a lofty status. A pox on all their mansions.
Ultimately the names and statistics derive from various media intenet sites, so if I am wrong, then so are they. I suppose that we all could pay thanks to the newspapers for originally sourcing such information about various obscene salaries. Of course, the viewspapers claim that their collective whistle-blowing is in the public interest. The real truth is that viewspapers are businesses that need to turn a profit. Consequently, as they are operating in a competitive market-place, they must produce attention-grabbing revelations and scandals in order to earn revenue. In fact, it would be no exaggeration to state that most journalists would knock their grandmother in her zimmer frame over if she was standing in the way of a juicy news story. The media have about as many scruples as Genghis Khan, and therefore their nonsense about the 'public interest' can be more aptly translated as self-interest.
The wealth-worshippers are as follows:
Ana Botin of Santander: £4 million
Mark Byford: £949,000 pay-off from the BBC
Mark Carney; Governor of the Bank of England: £874,000
David Mobbs of Nuffield Health: £850,000 in 2011
Tim O'Toole of First Group: £846,000
David Abraham; Chief Executive of Channel Four: £744,000
Sir Antonio Pappano of the Royal Opera House: £741,403 in 2011
Mark Thompson; former director-general of the BBC earned £664,000
Chris Moyles; BBC Radio One disc jockey: £630,000
Lord Burns of Santander: £600,000
Andrew Marr; BBC presenter: £580,000
Sir David Higgins of Network Rail: £560,000
Dean Finch of National Express: £550,000
Jay Hunt; Chief Creative Officer of Channel Four: £542,000
David Brown of Go-Ahead: £510,000
Fiona Bruce; BBC television presenter: £500,000
Lord Hall; Director General of the BBC: £450,000
Jez Maiden of National Express: £420,000
Jana Bennett; director of BBC Vision: £412,000
Patrick Butcher of Network Rail: £382,000
Ross Kemp; BBC actor: £380,000
Andrew Wolstenholme of Crossrail: £380,000
John Humphrys; BBC Radio Four presenter: £375,000
Peter Salmon; BBC North director: £375,000
Robin Gisby of Network Rail: £360,000
Simon Kirby of Network Rail: £360,000
Sidney Barrie earned £349,000 when previously employed by First Group
Darren Cattell formerly of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust: £340,000 in 2012
Stephen Montgomery of ScotRail: £333,000
Caroline Thomson; BBC chief operating officer: £333,000
Zarin Patel; BBC director: £329,000
Keith Down of Go-Ahead: £326,000
Tim Davie; BBC director: £325,000
Lucy Adams; BBC director: £320,000
Helen Boaden; director of BBC news: £320,000
Sharon Baylay; BBC director: £310,000
Pat Loughrey; BBC director: £300,000
Peter Vicary-Smith of the Consumers' Association: £300,000 in 2012
Richard Sambrook; BBC director: £299,880
James Purnell of the BBC: £295,000
Jan Filochowski of West Hertfordshire Hospitals trust: £282,500
Bal Samra; BBC director: £280,500
Jeff Carr earned £280,000 when previously employed by First Group
Jay Hunt; controller of BBC one: £265,000
Sir Robert Naylor of University College London Hospitals: £262,500
Bernard Hogan-Howe; Chief Constable of the London Metropolitan Police: £260,088
Dominic Coles; Chief Operating Officer at the BBC: £257,500
David Nicholson; Chief Executive of the NHS: £255,000
Sir Ron Kerr of Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation trust: £254,000
Professor Stephen Smith of Imperial Healthcare: £250,250
Roly Keating; director of archive content at the BBC: £250,000
Peter Morris of Barts and the London trust: £247,500
Roger Mosey; BBC director of London 2012: £241,230
Lord Igor Judge; the Lord Chief Justice: £240,000
John Linwood; Chief Technology Officer at the BBC: £240,000
John Yorke of BBC Vision: £238,119
Edward Williams; BBC director: £225,940
Geoff Alltimes of Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council: £225,785
Danny Cohen; controller of BBC Three: £225,000
John Devaney of National Express: £225,000
Richard Deverell; Chief Operating Officer at the BBC: £225,000
Janice Hadlow; controller of BBC Two: £225,000
John Foster of Islington Borough Council: £223,385
Erik Huggers; BBC director: £223,000
David McNulty of Surrey County Council:£222,053
John Cooper of CrossCountry: £222,000 in 2011 according to the Daily Telegraph
Derek Myers of Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council £220,936
Nicholas Eldred of BBC operations group: £219,751
Roger Kelly of Gateshead Council: £219,521
Emma Swain of BBC Vision: £217,505
Roger Wright; controller of BBC Radio Three: £215,322
Chris Day of BBC finance: £211,500
Andy Parfitt; controller of Radio One: £211,000
Anne Morrison; director of training and development at the BBC: £210,069
Mark Damazer; controller of BBC Radio Four and Radio Seven: £210,000
Joanna Killian of Essex County Council: £210,000
Chris Kane; Head of Corporate Real Estate at the BBC: £206,992
Sir Liam Donaldson earned at least £205,000 as Chief Medical Officer
Andy Griffee; editorial director at the BBC: £205,000
Bob Shennan; controller of BBC Radio Two and Radio Six: £205,000
Nicolas Brown; director of drama production at the BBC: £200,000
Christine Connelly; Chief Information Officer for the department of health: £200,000
Graham Ellis of BBC audio & music: £200,000
Peter Horrocks; director of global news at the BBC: £200,000
Sir Bob Kerslake; Head of the Civil Service: £200,000
Heather Lawrence OBE; chief executive of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £200,000
Peter Lewis of Haringey Borough Council: £200,000
James Naughtie; BBC Radio Four presenter: £200,000
Gabriel Scally; regional director of public health: £200,000
Stuart Smith; formerly of Liverpool City Council received £198,568 plus £147,000 redundancy
Lord Justice Leveson: £196,707
Sir Jeremy Heywood; Cabinet Secretary: £195,000
Richard Klein; controller of BBC Radio Four: £195,000
Stephen Mitchell; Head of Programmes: £195,000
Tom Archer of BBC Vision: £193,600
Stephen Kavanagh: Chief Constable of Essex Police: £192,163
Liam Keelan; controller of BBC daytime: £190,550
Dorothy Prior; controller of production resource: £190,500
Peter White; chief executive officer at BBC finance: £190,550
Michael Gooddie; a director at the BBC: £190,000
Alastair Hamilton; Chief Executive of Invest NI: £190,000
John Vickerman; head of HR at the BBC: £190,000
George Entwistle of BBC Vision: £189,625
Frances Allcock of BBC People: £188,100
Mark Lloyd of Cambridgeshire County Council: £186,167
Ken MacQuarrie; director of BBC Scotland: £185,000
Menna Richards; director of BBC Wales: £185,000
Adrian Van Klaveren; controller of Radio Five Live: £185,000
Sir Nicholas Young of The Red Cross: £184,000
Robert Johnston; Reward Director at the BBC: £183,750
Anabel Hoult of Save The Children: £181,930
Sir Peter Fahy; Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police: £181,455
Chris Sims; Chief Constable of West Midlands Police: £181,455
Barbara Slater; director of BBC sport: £180,000
John Tate; director of Policy & Strategy at the BBC: £180,000
Keith Beal; programme director at the BBC: £179,725
Sally Debonnaire of BBC Vision: £178,500
Jonathan Michael; chief executive of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS trust (London): £178,000
Mark Kortekaas of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £175,000
Mark Linsey of BBC Vision: £175,000
Kerstin Mogull of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £175,000
David Salisbury; director of immunisation: £175,000
All High Court judges receive £174,481
Dr Mike Anderson; medical director of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £170,000
Simon Nelson of BBC Vision: £170,000
Beverley Tew of BBC Finance: £170,000
Sir Mark Gilmore; Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police: £169,359
Alan Yentob; BBC director: £168,300
Jacqueline Brandreth-Potter; head of brand & planning at the BBC: £167,145
David Jordan of Executive Support & Projects at the BBC: £167,000
James Lancaster of BBC Vision: £166,464
Seetha Kumar; controller of BBC online: £165,000
Francesca Unsworth; head of newsgathering at the BBC: £165,000
Liz Rylatt of BBC finance: £164,646
Paul White; chief executive of Barts and the London NHS trust: £164,500
Justin Forsyth of Save The Children: £163,000
Karen Boswell of East Coast: £161,000 according to the Daily Telegraph
Sara Thornton; Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police: £160,290
Michael Barton; Chief Constable of Durham Constabulary: £160,000
Ann Lloyd; Chief Executive of NHS Wales: £160,000
Dame Gillian Morgan; Welsh Permanent Secretary: £160,000
John Turner; finance director at the BBC: £160,000
Helen Normoyle; head of audiences at the BBC: £159,600
Derek Smith; chief executive of Hammersmith hospitals NHS trust (London): £158,508
Jon Murphy; Chief Constable of Merseyside Police: £157,260
Sue Sim; Chief Constable of Northumbria Police: £157,260
Michael Holden of Directly Operated Railways: £156,100
Robert Naylor; chief executive of University College London hospitals NHS trust: £156,000
Nicholas Newman of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £155,250
David Edwards; chief executive of Cardiff and Vale NHS trust: £155,000
David Holdsworth of BBC journalism group: £155,000
Dr Tony Jewell; Welsh chief medical officer: £155,000
Sir Hugh Taylor: Permanent Secretary of the department of health: £155,000
Alex Marshall; Chief Constable of Hampshire Police: £154,233
Rachel Currie; HR director at the BBC: £153,983
Rahul Chakkara of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £153,750
Peter Reading; chief executive of University hospitals of Leicester NHS trust: £152,500
Steve Finnigan; Chief Constable of Lancashire Police: £151,215
Ian Learmonth; Chief Constable of Kent Police: £151,215
Shaun Sawyer; Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police: £151,215
Clare Dyer; HR director at the BBC: £150,000
Mark Gottlieb; Director of Marketing, Communications & Audiences at the BBC: £150,000
Sarah Montague; BBC Radio Four presenter: £150,000
Matthew Postgate of Future Media & Technology at the BBC: £150,000
Mark Friend of Audio & Music at the BBC: £148,512
Mark Britnell; chief executive of University hospital Birmingham NHS trust: £148,500
David Crompton; Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police: £148,194
Colin Port; Chief Constable of Avon & Somerset Police: £148,194
Martin Richards; Chief Constable of Sussex Police: £148,194
Peter Vaughan; Chief Constable of South Wales: £148,194
Neil McKay; chief executive of Leeds teaching hospitals NHS trust: £147,000
Ben Stephenson; controller of drama commissioning at the BBC: £145,000
Peter Clifton; head of editorial development at the BBC: £144,200
Boris Johnson; Mayor of London: £143,911
David Cameron MP; Prime Minister: £142,500
David Highton; chief executive of Oxford Radcliffe hospitals NHS trust: £142,500
Malcolm Stamp; chief executive of Addenbrooke's NHS trust (Cambridge University teaching hospitals trust): £142,260
Chris Eyre; Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police: £142,143
John Bercow MP; Speaker of the House of Commons: £142,000
Andy Coulson; former Director of Communications for the Conservative Party earned £275,000 in that role and 'only' £140,000 as the Prime Minister's Director of Communications
Mary Hockaday; head of BBC newsroom: £140,000
Alex Salmond; First Minister of Scotland: £140,000
Ed Miliband MP; Leader of the Opposition: £139,355
Andy Bliss; Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Police: £139,119
Simon Cole; Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police: £139,119
Mick Creedon; Chief Constable of Derbyshire Police: £139,119
Mike Cunningham; Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police: £139,119
Tim Hollis; Chief Constable of Humberside: £139,119
David Shaw; Chief Constable of West Mercia Police: £139,119
David Whatton; Chief Constable of Cheshire Police: £139,119
Lesley Swarbrick; HR director at the BBC: £138,600
Derek O'Gara; finance director at the BBC: £138,000
Andrew Cash; chief executive of Sheffield teaching Hospitals NHS trust: £137,500
Mike Deegan; chief executive of Central Manchester and Manchester children's University NHS trust: £137,500
Phil Gormley; Chief Constable of Norfolk Police: £136,092
Lynne Owens; Chief Constable of Surrey Police: £136,092
Vin Ray; Director of BBC College of Journalists: £135,188
Stuart Welling; chief executive of Brighton and Sussex hospitals NHS trust: £135,109
Mark Goldman; chief executive of Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull (teaching) NHS trust: £135,000
Gareth Hall of the Welsh department of the economy and transport: £135,000
Peter Johnston; director of BBC Northern Ireland: £135,000
Dr Gwyn Thomas; director of Informing Healthcare: £135,000
Nick Clegg MP; Deputy Prime Minister: £134,565
George Osborne MP; Chancellor of the Exchequer: £134,565
All British cabinet ministers receive £134,565
Jo Woods; radio finance director at the BBC: £134,003
Simon Ash; Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary: £133,068
Martin Baker; Chief Constable of Dorset Constabulary: £133,068
Jacqui Cheer; Chief Constable of Cleveland Constabulary: £133,068
Tim Madgwick; acting Chief Constable of North Yorkshire constabulary: £133,068
Simon Parr; Chief Constable of Cambridgeshire Constabulary: £133,068
Mark Polin; Chief Constable of North Wales Constabulary: £133,068
Jeff Farrar; temporary Chief Constable of Gwent Constabulary: £133,068
Patrick Geenty; Chief Constable of Wiltshire Constabulary: £133,068
Colette Paul; Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Constabulary: £133,068
Adrian Lee; Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Constabulary: £133,068
Carwyn Jones; First Minister of Wales: £132,862
David Roberts; chief executive of University hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS trust: £132,857
Bernard Lawson; acting Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary: £130,044
Michael Matthews; acting Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary: £130,044
Andy Parker; Chief Constable of Warwickshire Constabulary: £130,044
Neil Rhodes; Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Constabulary: £130,044
Jackie Roberts; Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Constabulary: £130,044
Lorraine Bewes; director of finance of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £130,000
Maggie Boyle; chief executive of Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen hospitals NHS trust: £130,000
Jeff Buggle of the Welsh department of health and social services: £130,000
Rachel Stock; Resourcing Director at the BBC: £128,000
Gareth Goodier; chief executive of Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS trust (London): £127,500
Barry Johns; chief executive of West Midlands metropolitan ambulance service NHS trust: £127,500
David Jackson; chief executive of Bradford hospitals NHS trust: £127,360
David Moss; chief executive of Southampton University hospitals NHS trust: £126,500
Loretta Minghella of Christian Aid: £126,072
Alec McGivan; Head of BBC Outreach: £125,557
Sue Inglish; head of political programmes at the BBC: £125,000
Ed Llewellyn; Prime Minister's Chief of Staff: £125,000
Stephen Day; chief executive of Norfolk and Norwich University hospital NHS trust: £124,000
Jane Perrin; chief executive of Swansea NHS trust: £124,000
Julie Acred; chief executive of Southern Derbyshire acute hospitals NHS trust: £122,500
John de Braux; chief executive of Epsom and St Hellier NHS trust: £122,500
Jessica Cecil; head of BBC director-general's office: £122,500
Jane Collins; chief executive of Great Ormond Street hospital for children NHS trust (London): £122,500
Ian Hamilton; chief executive of St George's healthcare NHS trust (London): £122,500
Cally Palmer; chief executive of Royal Marsden NHS trust (London): £122,500
Alix Pryde; Controller of Distribution at the BBC: £122,500
Stephen Greep; chief executive of Hull and East Yorkshire hospitals NHS trust: £122,400
Julian Nettel; chief executive of St Marys NHS trust: £121,566
David Astley; chief executive of East Kent hospitals NHS trust: £121,417
Sheila Foley; chief executive of East London and the City mental health trust: £120,000
Mark Hackett; chief executive of Royal Wolverhampton hospitals NHS trust: £120,000
Bob Hudson of the Welsh department of health and social services: £120,000
Anna Mallett of Business Strategy at the BBC: £120,000
Martin McGuinness; Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland: £120,000
Amanda Pritchard; deputy chief executive of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £120,000
Peter Robinson; First Minister of Northern Ireland: £120,000
Mark Goldring of Oxfam: £119,560
Dame Barbara Stocking of Oxfam: £119,560
Peter Bradley; chief executive of London ambulance service trust: £118,000
Moira Britton; chief executive of Tees and north-east Yorkshire NHS trust: £117,500
Cornelius Egan; chief executive of Bradford community health NHS trust : £117,500
Sally Gorham; chief executive of Waltham, Leyton & Leytonstone (London): £117,500
Mike Atkin; chief executive of Leeds community and mental health services teaching NHS trust: £117,000
Christine Daws; finance director of the Welsh government: £115,000
Simon Dean of the Welsh health and social services department: £115,000
William Greswell; Controller of BBC Vision: £115,000
Paul Greeves; Head of Safety at the BBC: £114,400
Daniel Moylan earned £112,599 when previously employed by Transport for London
Nigel Fisher; chief executive of South-west London and St George's mental health NHS trust: £112,500
John MacDonald; chief executive of Queen's medical centre, Nottingham University hospital NHS trust: £112,500
Caroline Gover; Head of Business Continuity at the BBC: £112,425
Graham Nix; chief executive of United Bristol healthcare NHS trust: £112,000
Alice Webb; programme director at the BBC: £112,000
Peter Morris; chief executive of South Manchester University hospitals NHS trust: £111,000
Therese Davis; chief nurse of the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust: £110,000
Bernard Galton; HR director of the Welsh government: £110,000
Derek Griffin; chief executive of Cafcass Cymru: £110,000
Carolyn Miller, formerly of Merlin, is rumoured to have earned £110,000 in 2011 (according to the Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2013)
Chris Patten of the BBC: £110,000
Paul Smith; Head of Editorial Standards at the BBC: £110,000
Martin Sykes; chief executive of Value Wales: £110,000
Angela Peddar; chief executive of Royal Devon and Exeter healthcare NHS trust: £109,500
Will Jackson: Head of Strategy at the BBC: £108,000
Peter Coles; chief executive of Whipps Cross University hospital NHS trust (London): £107,500
Erville Millar; chief executive of Camden & Islington mental health and social care trust: £107,500
Richard Davies of the Welsh department of public services and performance: £105,000
Mike Hopkins of the Welsh lifelong learning and providers decision: £105,000
Roy Male; chief executive of Blackpool Victoria hospital NHS trust: £105,000
Sue Ross; chief executive of Selby and York primary care trust: £105,000
Nick Temple; chief executive of Tavistock and Portman NHS trust (London): £105,000
Dr Jane Wilkinson; Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Wales: £105,000
Richard Addy of the BBC Journalism Group: £104,000
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri; chief executive of Kings College hospital NHS trust (London): £104,000
Liam Hayes; chief executive of Doncaster and south Humber NHS trust: £103,161
Sue Assar; chief executive of Central Manchester primary care trust: £102,500
Stuart Bell; chief executive of South London and Maudsley NHS trust: £102,500
Brian Milstead; chief executive of Royal Cornwall hospitals NHS trust: £102,500
Nicola Sturgeon; Deputy First Minister of Scotland: £100,748
Geoffrey Dennis of Care International: £100,000
Kate Fall; Prime Minister's Deputy Chief of Staff: £100,000
Peter Murrell; SNP Chief Executive: £100,000
Christine Willis; chief executive of North Tees primary care trust: £100,000
No comments:
Post a Comment