Payout culture Public blame games

Sharon Shoesmith,

ex-head of children’s services at Haringey Council, received more than £600,000 after being sacked over the Baby P scandal.

Brodie Clark

got more than £100,000 after he quit as head of the UK Border Force when he was blamed by Theresa May for relaxing entry checks at airports to reduce queues. His claim for unfair dismissal was settled out of court.

Rose Gibb,

CEO of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust won more than £190,000. A court ruled she was sacrificed “on the altar of public relations” after at least 90 people died from a C. diff infection.