BBC Pay Rises
I hold no real grudges against the BBC. Unlike many right-wingers, I don’t see the BBC as soe sort of evil monolith dedicated to pushing Leftie solutions and spreading social liberalism. I see it as an organisation which does its best to maintain political impartiality - even if it can fail more often than we would like. But rarely is this intentional, and not always to the detriment of the right.
When it comes to the licence fee, I am both for and against it. I can see arguments for both sides - especially as I like not being interrupted by adverts all the bloody time. For example, Doctor Who with adverts would just destroy the programme. However, I don’t like the fact that if I own a TV I have to pay for a TV licence, whether or not I make any use of the BBC’s services.
What does annoy me is when BBC directors are getting more than a £100,000 pay rise. For what, exactly? I haven’t seen an exceptionally high standard of programmes be screened. Unlike other broadcasters - and companies in general - there is no profit or loss figures for the BBC. They don’t make or lose money - they just spend it. And we always have to pick up the tab.
I object to the pay of BBC executive directors to be “benchmarked” against private companies - whatever relation they hold to what other broadcasters pay. Because this is my money that they are getting - and my entire pay is substantially less than £100,000 per year in itself, let alone any pay rise. Especially when Darling is calling for us to be “restrained” in our pay demands.
The problem for the BBC is that they no real empirical way to evaluate themselves. They have no profit and loss margin. They have nothing except for the viewing figures, which are imprecise and can be fooled by a few popular programmes.
When you work for a tax-payer funded service such as the BBC, you can’t expect salaries as large as elsewhere. Teachers, policemen, nurses, firefighters, doctors, and other key staff accept this. So must TV executives.
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