Gary Stevenson appeared on Question Time last night and told the audience: Does anyone know what the total government deficit is since the beginning of Covid?
“It’s £1 trillion pounds now, which is £20,000 for every single adult in the country. So if every single one of you is not £20,000 cash richer, someone else has your money.”
He told all the other people on the panel they are richer since covid.
Fiona Bruce
BBC host Bruce also took issue with Stevenson’s claim that the panellists had gotten richer, saying: “Hang on, don’t include us in all this.
“I don’t know if you’ve seen the way the BBC works, but they’re not exactly raising salaries by that much.”
According to BBC figures for 2023/2024, Bruce is paid £405,000-£409,000 per year.
This is an increase from her 2022/2023 wage of £395,000-£399,999 – though equal to her 2020/2021 wage.
That was a major jump from 2018/2019, when she was paid £255,000-£259,999, itself a significant jump from her 2017/2018 pay, which was £180,000-£189,999.
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