Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The real villains of the Global Financial Crisis: teachers

Headline radio news today: a London primary headteacher earned £276k. Imagine! Actually, read the news item linked above to find out that it wasn't just for being a headteacher; then decide whether you think he's earned his corn.

Of course, it's still only about two-thirds of what Fred Goodwin, slayer of the Royal Bank of Scotland, gets as a pension (early, to boot); and Fred would have had twice that if he'd got his way.

And it's not a patch on the bonuses at Goldman Sachs and other doers of "God's work".

Who sets the news agenda?

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2 comments:

  1. AntiCitizenOne13 July 2010 at 11:52

    How much would Fred Goodwin have got if RBS had been placed into administration?

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  2. Sackerson13 July 2010 at 14:00

    5 years, if there was any justice.

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