The deputy leader of Westminster Council has caused anger after claiming that a 'basic' first-job salary is in the region of £50,000 to £80,000.
The deputy leader of Westminster Council has caused anger after claiming that a ‘basic’ first-job salary pays in the region of £50,000 to £80,000.
Talking about housing the London, cllr Robert Davis said
“What we really need is affordable housing, not just social housing, for people who are in their first job, have just got a basic, simple job and a salary of £50,000 to £80,000 a year.”
Cllr Davis made the comments during an interview with a PR company that specialises in working with property developers.
In reality, anyone earning over £50,000 would be in the top 10 per cent of earners, and the top 30 per cent in Westminster. The average full-time employee in the UK earns £26,200 according to the latest figures from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, while the average basic graduate salary is between £27,000 – £29,000.
Fellow Westminster councillor David Boothroyd said it showed “the sections of society the council leadership is in touch with”.
“With everyone else, they’re not so much out of touch, as completely cut off,” Mr Boothroyd said.
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82 Responses to “Tory council leader believes ‘basic salary’ is 80k”
Richard Edwards
£6.31 an hour is the starting salary in most jobs ive seen since being made redundant last year, and with the hours given, a lot less then the minimum £11,519.50 wage if can find 39hours a week worth of work, so what’s he earning, is this why they still keep wanting to increase our council tax bills, to pay out of touch councillors hey!
Runesmith
Why?
David_Boothroyd
Although if you do want to see the full half hour, it’s here. The ‘basic simple job’ bit starts at 7:44.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbQCLhhSn7k
Rossella Black
Ha ha ha ha perleeeease somebody get rid of this guy – shame on Westminster
TM
‘and so what if it was inherited it just shows that somebody in their family at one point tried hard enough to make a lot of money so their descendants could enjoy them self’s’ Yeah Jacob, all those slave traders and plantation owners and factory owners and coal miners ruthlessly exploiting people and paying starvation wages whilst they made sure they lived in absolute wealth and splendour and could swan around London in their finery and top hats swanking with all the other rich folk. Not at all like today then.
We’ve had a basin full of being run by privileged airheads, let someone else have a chance, you know someone who can actually do the job they are supposed, regardless of their social class or colour or any other irrelevance.