Manchester City Council to review Saville's creative director role
Manchester City Council to review Saville's creative director roleManchester City Council has confirmed that it is reviewing Peter Saville's role as Manchester's creative director as it tries to find £110m worth of savings.
Last week the council announced sweeping cuts affecting almost all departments - including its communications team - after having its budget slashed by government.
Now it is considering whether Saville's £120,000-a-year post should also be culled.
The esteemed designer, who made his name with his record sleeves and posters for Factory Records, has worked with the council as a consultant since 2004.
The final budget will be announced on 9 March.
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£120,000!! I'm sure the poor sods who are losing their local libraries and leisure centres will be gutted for him.
Yeah, cause you'd have said "No, pay me less than that."
I really feel for the guy.
My own Blue Monday came recently when my role as Creative Director of Allerton Bywater was terminated. I'd sorted hanging baskets for the local butchers and everything! Ungrateful sods.
Wonder if they'll tell him to 'Fac off'
£120,00 a year for this 'Creative Civil Service' role is an absolute disgrace. I have no sympathy at all with any of the can't be arsed council paper pushers who plod through life and then end up with a pay off and pension.
for £120k a year i'd have preferred to have seen Jimmy Saville given a shot at it.
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According to How-Do:
"Over the last 7 years he’s worked with Marketing Manchester to promote the city internationally and he's been behind branding projects for the city as a whole (the big “M” and the “original modern” strapline) and its districts (Wythenshawe), as well as smaller projects, such as designing limited edition Manchester Christmas paper."
And all for just £840,000. Must seem like a snip to the ratepayers. Especially the limited edition Christmas paper, which will have graced many a coffee table in Wythenshawe.
Hugely over rated designer but let's face it, none of us would have turned the job down.
Which half-wit was originally responsible for employing this over-rated prat?
Some heavy-duty bitterness coming out here. And they say that British people like to knock the successful. Where do they get these ideas?
As for "how many hours a week", who gives a toss? If he worked three hours and got an excellent job done, then good for him. I'd like to see what he's done though, right enough. Can't hang the guy until we've seen the evidence.
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