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Sue Gray’s salary

2024-09-19 11:54:56 | Reading - politics/gossip
It's Chris Mason's. Sue Gray - £170,000 a year. Chris Mason - £260,000...

Why finding out about Sue Gray’s salary really matters
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxgdgkew81o

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[quote]But this story, at its crux, is not about her salary per se
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per se - can't remember, again!
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calibrate
grievance
tenet - I don't understand the film Tenet [quote]they did not dispute the central tenets of our story
vindictive - can't remember, again!
warts and all [Collins]If you describe someone or accept them warts and all, you describe them or accept them as they are, including all their faults.
wart [Collins] A wart is a small lump which grows on your skin.

Sir Keir's freebies and Gray's salary show how fragile the Labour government is. They are sloppy.

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