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Reply | Lab grown food
at 09:04 15 Mar 2025
Just wondering why farmers appear to be a target by governmens , giving up 20% of arable land so they can claim subsidies , amending the inheritance tax which will allow smaller farms to be swallowed up by big cooperations .A whole lot more I'm sure to be dismissed I'm sure 😊 |
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Reply | Lab grown food
at 21:41 14 Mar 2025
No colour or creed can claim that over the years they've been the custodians of the planet , each in their own way have had a negative impact on our natural resources , the Amazon for example albeit the indigenous population have been party to its destruction, mass pollution in Asia, the list goes on. I agree that the planet would be better off without some of us as I believe there's enough who care enough to make a difference. |
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Reply | Neath
at 13:11 14 Mar 2025
So you keep saying but the topic is about Neath |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 10:43 14 Mar 2025
So you've posted something without substance , how very naughty of you .
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Reply | Not for profittt
at 08:24 14 Mar 2025
Me and the wife , just two of us living in the house now to pay £85 a month for the privilege and yet if I send £3 a month to some African country I help supply a family of 12 with clean drinking water not only for them but also their pet wildebeest. |
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Reply | Reform Wales
at 08:16 14 Mar 2025
So what is it, a claim or a fact ? for someone who hates tittle tattle I'm surprised at you spreading rumours . |
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Reply | Another low crowd
at 14:54 12 Mar 2025
I'm one who follows both codes , Swans firstly though as its always been. I'm lucky in as much one of the grandkids plays on a Sunday , he's a gifted footballer Swansea ST holder and rugby player but soon he'll have to decide what code he wants to play in as KOs will clash as will training etc. But what ever sport he picks at least he is playing a sport. |
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Reply | Midweek Championship Fixtures
at 09:39 12 Mar 2025
and the biggest/best concourse in all of Christendom , but as Gloria Gaynor is oft heard singing . I will Survive. |
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Thread | Not for profittt
at 09:17 12 Mar 2025
But then again its doesn't need to be , the executive board have their bonuses on top of their already generous pay so why worry about profit when all you need to do is rise the cost of using water by over 46% .
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Chief executive of Welsh Water Peter Perry has staunchly defended his remuneration after being questioned by MPs in Westminster. In the spotlight for his 2021 pay packet, which totalled £892,000, Mr Perry stood his ground during a grilling by cross-party MPs on the environment committee.
Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP Henry Tufnell questioned Perry, highlighting, "In 2021, Peter, your total remuneration was £892,000 and last year you took a bonus of £91,000. I wonder whether, if you take into consideration what we've talked about with water security, environmental performance, water quality with the public health element to it, do you think level of pay is justified and that's in alignment with your not-for-profit model?".
Mr Perry corrected Mr Tufnell on terminology: "We don't have the term 'bonus' – we have the term 'variable pay' and variable pay puts at risk a potential earnings based on performance."
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He further explained that despite receiving a £91,000 sum, labelled a bonus, it represented only a quarter of what could have been earned. "100% of our variable pay is entirely based on performance" and maintained that in 2021, Welsh Water achieved a four-star environmental rating, underscoring that their reward system is "reflective of performance".
"I personally have no influence over my pay – that's decided by an independent committee of the board – and the one thing I would say is it's significant. I can't say anything else about that but it is very much linked to performance and if we don't perform then we don't reach our earnings potential,"
According to Welsh Water accounts, Mr Perry received a total remuneration of £675,000 in 2022 and £792,000 in 2023. The company has a policy allowing for variable pay of up to 100% of the salaries for the chief executive and chief finance officer each year.
For 2023, a total of 41% of this bonus was allocated.
The 2024 published accounts reveal the chief executive's base salary as £355,000, while his variable pay amounted to an additional £91,000. Including pension contributions worth £34,000 and another payment of £9,000, the cumulative remuneration for Mr Perry stood at £489,000.
MP Mr Tufnell remarked on the issue, stating: "The environmental performance, the impact on my constituents in Pembrokeshire, the impact on the Cleddau and river quality, and pay is still being reflected in terms of that variable pay. You can call it what you like but it's the same thing."
Mr Perry acknowledged that the variable pay scheme failed to reward environmental measures in the last year and has not since 2021. Facing concerns raised by MP Mr Tufnell about public perception regarding bonuses, especially when operating under a not-for-profit model, he elaborated on the link between pay and performance.
"The public see it as a whole and it's not in line with the overall performance," commented Mr Tufnell. For an insightful daily briefing on the most pressing national issues, subscribe to the Wales Matters newsletter here.
Interim chief financialoOfficer Samantha James explained that while setting remuneration, they had to strike a balance between attracting "the right people" for the roles and meeting public expectations. "There is a fixed and a variable element of pay. If you look at the fixed element it is one of the lowest in the sector. The variable one is only paid out when business achieves certain levels of performance."
She noted that the company hasn't rewarded environmental performance "for some time".
Mr Tufnell drew comparisons between the Welsh Water CEO role and other high-profile positions in Wales. He cited the chief executives of Cardiff and Pembrokeshire councils, who earn £229,000 and £212,000 respectively, despite managing thousands of employees and substantial budgets.
He contrasted these figures with the 2021 earnings of Mr Perry. "That's wildly different figures compared to very similar levels of responsibility and impact on lives and livelihoods," he observed.
Ms James assured that the remuneration was set annually by an external body and underwent rigorous scrutiny. "They're not insignificant numbers but it goes through a lot of scrutiny," she informed the committee. |
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Reply | Russell Martin
at 12:30 11 Mar 2025
Afternoon from sunny s Wales , we've had a few, furthest I can think back to and on local TV was Mr Burrows and I'm sure if Sky was around then he'd have lit up the studio, but we've had more than our fair share of experts which when you consider the size of the Club enough to share with our little cousins down the road . |
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