£1.5m Today payday

SARAH Montague was incensed to learn copresenters of the BBC’s Today programme were paid more than her.

She was on less than £ 150,000 while John Humphrys got up to £650,000.

Now I don’t deny Ms Montague’s competence but what should incense all of us who pay their salaries is that the show’s current five hosts — none of whom work five days a week — earn a total of more than £1.5 million to present a three- hour radio show part-time.