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Of course Ross and others should have details of their salaries made public. The BBC is a public corporation financed by the public. So of course the public have a right to know. What arropgance on the part of the BBC!

- Alex, London

You people are crazy to pay someone who fronts a show so much money. Does he do the job for the love of the job or is he simply in it for the money? Presenters stop being so greedy - how and why do you value yourselves so highly? You don't even save lives like doctors and nurses do. I bet everyone paying their tv fees really love capitalism now!

- William Bailey, wgtn

We live in a gloomy world but Jonathan Ross makes me laugh so I dont care what they pay him. Nuff said.

- Mr S.Port, London

Colin Macpherson, in a nutshell...well put.

- Lloyd, Glan Conwy

A couple of very expensive, third rate clowns.
Someone somewhere must like them.

- John Smith, London , England

Why on earth are taxpayers footing the bill for this type of performer - where is the public service? It simply does not make sense but the problem is with the self serving nature of the BBC and its confused mandate. The BBC should ONLY be producing programmes of a public service nature which otherwise would not be provided by the other media providers. Lets take the GBP3.5 bn we give the BBC and use it for something useful or better still give it back to taxpayers and shock horror let them decide how to spend it.

- Self Serving Bbc, London

If I were on the Board of Governors of the BBC I would be becoming very nervous. The Beeb has to be the next target of public outrage over their salaries and manning levels and that is before we start to look at their expenses. Count the number of names in the credits and ask yourselves, " Are they all really necessary?" or is there perhaps a little overmanning or whatever the PC word is for it nowadays? The sooner some F of I questions are asked the better.

- Colin Macpherson, Gramat France

THEY ARE BOTH AWFUL IF THIS IS TALENT THEN THE BEEP CAN KEEP THEM THE TWO OF THEM ARE GROSSY OVER RATED OVER PAID THEY BBC WANT TO HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME TO THINK OF THE POORER FOLK WHO REALLY STRUGLE TO PAY THE TV LICENCE IT IS NOTHING SHORT OF A NATIONAL SCANDAL INTERNATIONAL AT THAT THE PAY AT THE BBC IS THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD IT IS SO SO EASY TO HAND OUT EVRYONE ELSES MONEY WHEN THEY DID NOT HAVE TO WORK HARD TO EARN IT THE LICENCE SHOULD BE ABOLISHED NOTHING SHORT OF LEGALISED EXTORTION,

- James Fennessey, london

The BBC should have a cabinet reshuffle, immediately. Can I have some tax back please.

- Taxfreetv, london

A pay cut of only £3 million: how many doctors/nurses/policemen would this pay for?

- John, Buckley Wales

Please remember the noun licence is correct and not the verb license!

- Miles, London

How can anybody try and compare theese 2 . Ross would win by miles. He is respected by his piers and appeals to a wide and sometimes shocked auduience. While Norton has half the talent and half the audience. In words of the imortal "He got lucky "

- David Sanderson, london

This man can't even be trusted with a live broadcast. His Saturday radio show is now pre-recorded in case he makes any gaffes. Incredibly for the salary he's paid he can't be trusted on live on air. Amazing isn't it? If we were unable to do our jobs we'd be sacked.
Now we need to round on the BBC and expose their salaries and perks, after all we pay for it (licence fee) and if we don't we're threatened with a fine or jail !

- Miles, London

Oh my, those jealous eyes !! If Mr.Ross' employers believe he's worth £6m a year- then he's worth £6m a year. Similarly, if your employer (or mine,I wish) thinks we're worth £6m then we are. It's called a free market and we are all free to negotiate the best deal therein. Just like Mr.Ross . If you don't like his programmes vote with your fingers (in all senses ).

- Paul, Kent

This is obviously a cynical attempt by "auntie" BBC to fool their paymasters (us) into believing they are putting their house in some sort of financial order - "doing their bit" - "stars now can feel the pain like the rest of us"!
We are not that gullible - they know the expenses telescope will soon rightly fall on them, they know the public will demand it - and they know how outraged the license payer will be.
It`s a case of closing the checkbook after the Ross has bloated, I`m afraid.

Now we DO want a BBC, if only to keep the ads from ruining the programme - but, like the new government, we want it to be of high standard and accountable to those licensepayers with quality in mind.

- Darius Midwinter, London UK

It makes one wonder exactly what type of people are in control of the BBC nowadays.It appears to have been seriously infiltrated by senior executives who have little taste, and others who make up a very strong gay lobby.
Bear in mind that Norton and Ross are not working 52 weeks a year to be paid their salaries. They do a series of shows then have a long break before carrying on again.
BBC executives should be aware of the mood of the public in relation to the spending of our money and realise that they must produce value for money.
So what if Ross and Norton decide to take their chances on another channel. Few will miss them. Richard and Judy spring to mind suddenly. Who did they used to be?

- Scotty, Cambridge UK

It is right for the public to be angry about duck houses and toilet seats, but we really should be up in arms over the obscene sums the BBC pays to obscene people. Just how does Jonathan Ross' contribution to the public good compare to the work done by scientists working on cures for cancer or vaccines; teachers; firemen; soldiers, etc? Ross is not worth £20K a year let alone millions.

- Beatriz, London

When I tried to watch his program I had no idea what he's talking about and have never heard of most of his guests.

The BBC could surely commission some proper drama for the same cost.

- Nick, London

For all the people who have spent the last year foaming at the mouth in indignant outrage at Ross, this is what you have given us all:

The prancing, giggling, Graham Norton.

Thank you so much, that really makes my license fee worthwhile...

- John, London

Can we expect an expose of BEEB's expenses???

miromike
London England

- Mike V, London, England

Time we called a halt all over the Nation, to these frauds on the Tax payers.

If there was ever a case for getting rid of the tax payer funded BBC; these obscene earnings by poor quality alleged stars, are a prime example.

If the BBC had to find the money for these over-rated stars themselves; then the earnings of these alleged stars would fall drastically.

Like Bankers and Politicians; entertainment stars are just milking the public for all they can; we have all become conditioned into kissing their backsides.

But we can put an end to it all, all it takes is the will.

- Mickyinlondon, london

Reading the majority of these comments the theme is that the BBC is very like the government,basically out of touch with the people of the country.
The BBC is in another priviledged position(like MP's),it is paid for (whatever happens)by the license fee, but seems to feel no obligation to those who pay the fee(like MP'S and their expenses)
This feeling also runs through councils,quangos,Health & Safety,Law courts etc,they supposidly know what is best for us........but do'nt.

- Nigel, wimbledon

Is this the best BBC producers can come up with? Do the BBC producers have no imagination at all? There is always room for camp presenters on TV, but to throw so much money at them when there is such a gaping lack of original comedy and drama and variety entertainment reflects very poorly on the vision of BBC producers.

- Bloke, London

You want to get rid of these two? Simple. Just stop watching them.

It's only because the BBC believes they get the highest ratings they are given their own shows. Stop watching them, and they will soon disappear.

- Kate, London

Neither of them are particularly clever or funny and both seem to surround themselves with sycophants, it's all one big happy state funded family at the BBC.

- Bob, Cheam

Where the hell do people come up with these figures from? How do they quantify the 'value' of these idiots? I believe they only do one show a week, I wouldn't know to be honest, because I do not watch them. Wonder if I can get a rebate.

- Frank, Home Counties, England.

Oh how I wish I could be facing a £3million pay cut and still being left with the same as the pay as 120 qualified nurses.

- Kent, Bath

Any chance of the Beeb's expenses being published ?????????

Mike V
London England

- Mike V, London, England

Wossy should be sacked never mind a pay cut. The BBC should not offer this talentless, blubbering moron a new contract. Let him end up like Simob Dee a postman

- Trevn, Abu Dhabi

Graham Norton!!!!! yet again the BBC think that their audience are really only interested in Filth and Bad Language, you can get rid of both Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton as far as I'm concerned.

- Mike M, Bedford England

Who actually gives a stuff about this moron !!

- Nick Holland, glasgow

Adam, HARROW, UK could not agree more £5.4million per year of hard earned license fee money is despicable in the current environment and from a highly shamed performer. Like ITV would pay that much

- Gary, brentwood 1

Media and BBC in particular is paying so much attention to soft targets like MPs that they have forgotten that great deal of our money for many years now instead being invested into decent programmes has been wasted on talentless so called presenters like Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton. If BBC producers of Question Time had more guts they would have a panel of their overpaid presenters one week to explain to the public why they are worth the money they get from our license fee rather than humiliating few poor MPs who their collective expenses would not even pay for one month salary of talentless Jonathan Ross.

- S Cooper, London

I was absolutely delighted to witness Ross's humiliation at the BAFTA awards this year - a reduction in pay should make this odious man's humiliation complete.

- R.F., Yorks, UK

So if Jonathan Ross gets a 'sizeable' 10% pay cut, for instance, the BBC will say they have cut back on his salary but will STILL be paying him an outrageous £5.4million per year.
Don't forget his agent is collecting 10% or £600,000 per year of licence fee payers money for doing...whatever agents do.

- Adam, HARROW, UK

I wonder how license fee is paid by people in Paris, France?

- Scotty, london

So we move from mediocrity to mediocrity. Isn't it about time the pay for trash as the anti-British Broadcasting Corporation was brought in line with the economic events of the day? Pay equal to Butlin's Redcoats would to be about right when we bear in mind the low levels of entertainment now provided. Although some will argue the anti-BBC's 'stars' do not reach those dizzy heights!

- Joe, Thornton Heath, UK

Why are the BBC so enamoured by Norton? I sincerely hope he is not being paid the kind of money that foul mouthed idiot Ross is.

- Frank, Home Counties, England.

We are between a rock and a hard place. Do either Ross or Norton have to appear on TV at all. I for one do not watch either of them. Ho ho back to dvds when TV prime comes on.

- Strongbow Sullivan, Paris,France.

I really wish they would scrap the license fee - the thought I am contributing to these 'stars' incomes make me feel sick. I thought we lived in a 'free' world where we could decide which products we bought...

- Mc, London

We no longer watch the Jonathan Ross show - it became a dull programme with celebs only appearing to promote their latest film/record/show. Although I have no idea if the ratings are high enough to justify the salary paid by the BBC but doubt if such an expense would be permitted on other TV channels.

- Simon Ellis, London

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