Openess and Transparency
The government's culture minister - Jeremy Hunt - is calling on the BBC, no less, to be open and transparent about pay.
Good for him - maybe he can be persuaded to intervene in South Lanarkshire as well - where the pay arrangements for certain traditional male jobs remain a closely guarded secret.
Because South Lanarkshire is the only council in Scotland - to behave as if it's fine to ignore perfectly legitimate questions - about how the council spends public money.
Jeremy Hunt said recently: "I do want the BBC to demonstrate that when it comes to their management pay they are on the same planet as everyone else”
"We have learned in government that transparency is the best way to solve a lot of these issues because you are saying to the public - 'look, you're grown up, you make up your own mind'."
Exactly - and that's all South Lanarkshire is being asked to do over equal pay.
Put the facts on the table - then people can judge for themselves.
Good for him - maybe he can be persuaded to intervene in South Lanarkshire as well - where the pay arrangements for certain traditional male jobs remain a closely guarded secret.
Because South Lanarkshire is the only council in Scotland - to behave as if it's fine to ignore perfectly legitimate questions - about how the council spends public money.
Jeremy Hunt said recently: "I do want the BBC to demonstrate that when it comes to their management pay they are on the same planet as everyone else”
"We have learned in government that transparency is the best way to solve a lot of these issues because you are saying to the public - 'look, you're grown up, you make up your own mind'."
Exactly - and that's all South Lanarkshire is being asked to do over equal pay.
Put the facts on the table - then people can judge for themselves.
