Boris Johnson 'worried his £150,000 salary isn't enough'

I don't think we know how much Dominic Cummings gets paid for that do we? 😏
May require updating: this was last December according to Civil Service World
https://www.civilserviceworld.com/p...evealed-as-spending-on-special-advisers-rises
Dominic Cummings’ salary revealed as spending on special advisers rises


Boris Johnson has expanded the government’s team of taxpayer-funded special advisers, with some being paid more than £100,000 a year.

Lee Cain, the director of communications, Sir Eddie Lister, the chief strategic adviser, and Munira Mirza, the director of the No 10 policy unit and co-author of the Tories’ 2019 election manifesto, are listed as the top earners, with a further four earning between £120,000 and £129,999.

Dominic Cummings, the chief special adviser to the prime minister, is paid between £95,000 and £99,999, according to details published in the Government’s annual report on special advisers.

The list shows staffing has increased from 99 full-time-equivalent employees under Theresa May to 108 under Mr Johnson.
 
Why pick on Lineker by the way? An excellent broadcaster who works freelance across networks. Why not mention the £6m salary by Gareth Bale for which he is currently being paid for basically doing very little? That would have been a slighter more apposite point to make to highlight the pay differentials with the most senior politician than I suspect using an individual who is probably poles from you apart politically.
Both Lineker and Johnson are ultimately paid from compulsory levies on the rest of us. Gareth Bale, whatever you think of his wages, operates in the private sector.
 
Being Prime Minister of this or any other country should be an honour and a privilege, if you’re complaining about the financial reward that comes with the position, regardless of your political persuasion, you are in the business for the wrong reasons.

Politics should be about service and duty, the greater good and making a difference, it should not be about making money, it’s a vocational calling and MP’s are given plenty of additional benefits and subsidies that help bridge the salary deficit of their careers away from politics.
 
Being Prime Minister of this or any other country should be an honour and a privilege, if you’re complaining about the financial reward that comes with the position, regardless of your political persuasion, you are in the business for the wrong reasons.

Politics should be about service and duty, the greater good and making a difference, it should not be about making money, it’s a vocational calling and MP’s are given plenty of additional benefits and subsidies that help bridge the salary deficit of their careers away from politics.
All part of his exit plan, he can’t afford to do the job.
 
He's already rich beyond any of our wildest dreams and when he's f**ked our country up a bit more, he'll be out charging even more for doing his comedy schtick to ballrooms full of pi55ed up business leaders. He holds ordinary people like you and I in absolute contempt.

He's in this job because his massive ego demanded it and he jumped on the first passing bandwagon to get it, regardless of the fact it was going over a cliff and taking all of us with it.

I'd give the amoral, lazy barsteward the scrapings from my boots on a wet winter's day and tell him to bu99er off.
 
Surely nobody is so naive as to think that the only financial benefit of the PM is his salary? The salary is almost irrelevant. He will no doubt have a very large financial portfolio which he and his cronies are ensuring increses massively in value by their policies.

When he leaves the job he will make five figure sums in a day from after dinner speeches, lobbying and 'consultancy' jobs. Then there will be a couple of million for his bio.

Fcuk him.
 
He‘ll probably change the rules so that PMs can also take on consultancies and directorships, watch out for him rocking up at Goldman or JPM.
 
Both Lineker and Johnson are ultimately paid from compulsory levies on the rest of us. Gareth Bale, whatever you think of his wages, operates in the private sector.
I would disagree slightly there Jack. Lineker is effectively freelance and works in the private sector for BT Sport and others. One of his clients just happens to be the BBC. Like I said earlier, I would have given Konrad's argument more consideration if he hadn't resorted to childish 'Lefty Liberal' jibes.
 
If his salary was the sole income then I'd be sympathetic given the gravity some of the decisions carry. However, I'm sure he's not on the bones of his arsé and this is most likely an attempt to garner some goodwill for Johnson in the face of the absolutely disastrous way he's running this shítshów.
If he'd kept his wick in his pants then he wouldn't have all these 'outgoings'.
Why didn't his friends just say he was suffering under the pressure of the job due to the enormity and complexity of trying to cope with two of the most trying issues to face any PM? Far more likely to get some sympathy than moaning about his wages not being enough.
 
You can't argue with that unless your name rhymes with super

Well seemingly your only contribution to this thread is an attempt to bring me into it... bizarre when their are already arguing against the very point.

Just for info... do i think 150k is enough for the office of PM. Not really, their are civil servants on a higher wage and its their job to carry out government policy. That is regardless of who is PM

Do i think the story is 100% factual? Don’t really care

Do I think grown adults should be telling a new mother of less than 6 months to get back to work? No, most take more than that in the 1st place including my mrs
 
Well seemingly your only contribution to this thread is an attempt to bring me into it... bizarre when their are already arguing against the very point.

Just for info... do i think 150k is enough for the office of PM. Not really, their are civil servants on a higher wage and its their job to carry out government policy. That is regardless of who is PM

Do i think the story is 100% factual? Don’t really care

Do I think grown adults should be telling a new mother of less than 6 months to get back to work? No, most take more than that in the 1st place including my mrs
Actually it is "factual" - go online and check(y)
 
Actually it is "factual" - go online and check(y)

Which part? It says “reports” unless Johnson says it or there is evidence of him saying it i cant see how its 100% factual. I know the wage is as all public servants earning over 100k are published.”
 
I suspect that Johnson would not have wanted this publishing, it doesn't flatter him very much does it.
 
Well seemingly your only contribution to this thread is an attempt to bring me into it... bizarre when their are already arguing against the very point.

Just for info... do i think 150k is enough for the office of PM. Not really, their are civil servants on a higher wage and its their job to carry out government policy. That is regardless of who is PM

Do i think the story is 100% factual? Don’t really care

Do I think grown adults should be telling a new mother of less than 6 months to get back to work? No, most take more than that in the 1st place including my mrs
He’s in trouble Cooper isn’t he?
The 1922 have put him on notice.
 
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