Does anybody on the planet like Linekar ?

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

Gary is a fabulous guy. He is empathetic, compassionate, informed and sensitive. He does his job very well. Perhaps most importantly he understands why football is important and what is more important.

Walkers

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

After all the attention given to BBC high-earners, and the likes of Lineker (et al.) taking a pay cut, when BBC accounts were issued in the last few weeks some questions were raised.

Claudia Winkleman (sp.) was no longer in the top 10 or 50 earners. Where had her massive salary gone ?

It transpires another company was set up , called BBC studios, which pays out to a lot of former BBC top earners, thus hiding them away from the BBC accounts.

You can't believe anything at face value any more.

"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

And herein lies the problem.

To hide salaries from the politicians and the public the BBC allows stars to set up companies which the BBC pays who in turn pay the star.

Some stars don't even appear on the salary list others do but the bulk off the earnings are actually hidden. Rumour has it that includes Mr Lineker.

Just to make it interesting of course HMRC has been investigating this little scam and believes that stars have been avoiding tax. The stars now claim it's all the BBC's fault and they should pay the tax owed. I have seen reports that the BBC is doing this.

In other words the BBC has got itself into a right old muddle which is costing the taxpayer.

Its time that HMRC / Government closed this loophole. People like Gary Lineker are employees in all but name they are not self employed at the BBC. they are self employed for the likes of advertising and occasional appearance on BT sport.

Edited by Badger11 (09 Jul 2021 11.31am)

One more point

Isn’t this what IR 35 is supposed to be all about. The loophole of umbrella companies had I thought been closed.