January 12, 2010
As much as Guru wants to, we can't blame the weathermen and women (sorry, 'person') for the prolonged cold snap the UK has being suffering recently.
But we can certainly get hot under the collar about the huge pay rise the boss of the Met Office trousered last year. This is the (taxpayer funded) organisation that erroneously predicted in April last year that we were all set to enjoy "a barbecue summer". By the start of August, the weather boffins had revised that forecast following the wettest July for more than 100 years.
Met Office chief exec John Hirst was paid about £200,000 in 2008-09 - qualifying him for the elite group of esteemed public servants that earn more than the prime minister. A Met Office spokesman said the pay had jumped because of a 'performance related bonus'.
Ah, the old 'performance related bonus' chestnut again. Disciples will remember this was the line trotted out by the CIPD in the wake of the Jackie Orme 'bonusgate' scandal last year. Cue quiet rage - enough said.
But we can certainly get hot under the collar about the huge pay rise the boss of the Met Office trousered last year. This is the (taxpayer funded) organisation that erroneously predicted in April last year that we were all set to enjoy "a barbecue summer". By the start of August, the weather boffins had revised that forecast following the wettest July for more than 100 years.
Met Office chief exec John Hirst was paid about £200,000 in 2008-09 - qualifying him for the elite group of esteemed public servants that earn more than the prime minister. A Met Office spokesman said the pay had jumped because of a 'performance related bonus'.
Ah, the old 'performance related bonus' chestnut again. Disciples will remember this was the line trotted out by the CIPD in the wake of the Jackie Orme 'bonusgate' scandal last year. Cue quiet rage - enough said.
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