Leftie axe to grind?

[King Cnvt]

I don't see that at all. They give him credit for turning the company around.

It is newsworthy because M&S are a big and long-established brand, and especially as they went downhill a few years ago.

The headline and the main body just focusses on the guys pay.

"The bumper remuneration package"

"Under a long-term pay plan, he also stands to get the firm's maximum bonus of four times his salary - worth £4.2m."

"M&S's annual report revealed that Mr Rose was in line for a further £8m in cash and shares if the firm continued to grow profits at 10% or more."

Maybe it's just me. Why not focus the article on the M&S turnaround, with appropriate headline and then final para about this guys pay?

[Old Greg]

The headline and the main body just focusses on the guys pay.

"The bumper remuneration package"

"Under a long-term pay plan, he also stands to get the firm's maximum bonus of four times his salary - worth £4.2m."

"M&S's annual report revealed that Mr Rose was in line for a further £8m in cash and shares if the firm continued to grow profits at 10% or more."

Maybe it's just me. Why not focus the article on the M&S turnaround, with appropriate headline and then final para about this guys pay?

You've been a bit selecetive in your quotes, mate - I'll try to rebalance:

'The bumper remuneration package followed a resurgent 12 months for the firm, whose annual profits grew 28.5%.'

'Mr Rose is widely credited for turning around the company's fortunes when he took over in 2004, saving M&S from a takeover by millionaire entrepreneur and Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green.

M&S made £965.2m in the year to the end of March 2007, up from £751.4m the previous year.'

There's been lots of news about M&S turnarond (in the BBC as well). I'm guessing that this follows an announcement from M&S on the guy's remuneration, which is newsworthy.

[Kyajae]

The headline and the main body just focusses on the guys pay.

"The bumper remuneration package"

"Under a long-term pay plan, he also stands to get the firm's maximum bonus of four times his salary - worth £4.2m."

"M&S's annual report revealed that Mr Rose was in line for a further £8m in cash and shares if the firm continued to grow profits at 10% or more."

Maybe it's just me. Why not focus the article on the M&S turnaround, with appropriate headline and then final para about this guys pay?

I absolutely agree with you. The BBC cannot report anything note worthy without putting some kind of a left-wing slant on it. Impartiality? My Ar$e!

[Kyajae]

The bumper remuneration package.....

We can judge for oursleves if it's 'bumper' or not. We don't need journalists and reporters slipping in subtle subjectives into thier articles.

[Rantor]

We can judge for oursleves if it's 'bumper' or not. We don't need journalists and reporters slipping in subtle subjectives into thier articles.

You ever read a newspaper?

[Old Greg]

We can judge for oursleves if it's 'bumper' or not. We don't need journalists and reporters slipping in subtle subjectives into thier articles.

Apply same to 'resurgent'. It looked like a neutral article to me.

[Kyajae]

You ever read a newspaper?

Indded I do and I tend to judge the credence of the article by the presence or absence of these subtle subjectives. I know all papers try it, but I think it's not the right way to treat their readers.

[andy]

You ever read a newspaper?

The Sun is a newspaper

[wendigo100]

We can judge for oursleves if it's 'bumper' or not. We don't need journalists and reporters slipping in subtle subjectives into thier articles.

adjectives

I'm a bit of a fan of Stuart Rose and what he has done. If I were to write about his remuneration, I might well use the word 'bumper' as well. I think you might be reading too much into this article, it is good.

[Sysman]

I don't see that at all, it looks a fair article. They give him credit for turning the company around.

It's the headline quoting 68%.

A 30K rise on a million quid comes to 3%.

They don't quote what last year's bonus was, so we don't know how accurate that 68% is.