BBC Blows £222,500 on Diversity Chief and £582,000 on Just Three HR Bosses – Guido Fawkes

BBC Blows £222,500 on Diversity Chief and £582,000 on Just Three HR Bosses

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While Labour continues to gaslight the public with talk of a ‘bonfire of the quangos,’ despite abolishing just two while setting up a staggering 28 new bodies since coming into office, latest figures from the TaxPayers’ Alliance blows the lid off the quangocracy. In 2023-2024, a jaw-dropping 1,472 quango staff trousered over £100,000 in total remuneration last year, with 315 pocketing more than the Prime Minister’s salary (£166,786). Top of the list was Homes England, with a whopping 111 staff on six-figure sums…

The BBC, which just hiked the licence fee to £174.50, had the second highest number of staff on a salary higher than Starmer – a staggering 89 employees eclipsed the PM’s paycheque. Leading the gravy train was Tom Fussell, BBC Commercial’s head honcho, raking in £774,000 total remuneration. Meanwhile, the BBC’s Diversity and Inclusion director Chinny Okolidoh cashed in £222,500 for her efforts. Three HR directors hoovered up a combined £582,500 salary between them. Embarrassing news for the HR team on the same day the review into the Huw Edwards scandal is published…