“@jimrmanning: Just over 3,000 £145 TV licence payments will go to George Entwistle as a golden goodbye.”>> disproportionate for 50odd days.

— Max Wind-Cowie (@MaxWindCowie) November 11, 2012

The BBC’s Director General has resigned after only 54 days in post. Now there is concern that his £450,000 ‘Golden Handshake’ is disproportionate.

These controversies are not new. The payouts to bankers like Sir Fred Goodwin are well known, as is the money paid to Amnesty International’s outgoing Secretary General Irene Khan. Continue reading →