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Why CEOs and footballers attract different levels of outrage about high pay

Written by Steven Young, Professor of Accounting, Lancaster University

The average pay of FTSE100 CEOs rose by 16% from £3.38 million in 2021 to £3.91 million in 2022, according to the latest figures from thinktank the High Pay Centre. In the same week this was reported, UK political figure Nigel Farage called outgoing NatWest boss Alison Rose’s £2.4 million payout “a...

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