Performer Pay

Interesting comment piece from Libby Purves in the times on this subject today:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/libb...

I do struggle to understand how we have ended up in a situation where stars are paid such huge salaries, even by the BBC and in the meantime, runners and others further down the food-chain are paid next to nothing, or in some cases actually nothing.

Any reduction in the salaries paid at the top can only be a good thing and as Kevin Whately says will leave more money for the rest of the budget for shows. Or am I being hopelessly naive?