01/06/2010
Stephen Nolan, in for Victoria, speaks to Mark Tayler who was lifting the FA Vase Trophy at Wembley last year but has now been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.
Stephen Nolan sits in for Victoria.
What is it like to hear the news that changes your life forever? A year ago, Mark Tayler was at Wembley, lifting the FA Vase Trophy with his Whitley Bay team mates. When he wasn't playing football, he was working as a PE teacher, and led the kind of active life you might expect of a 26 year old.
Then Mark was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. He's been told he could have just two years to live.
His speech has already become slurred. We decided to record this interview in advance, to make it less pressured for Mark. He was adamant that he didn't want an actor to speak his words.
Plus, what's a fair wage for a top job? The government's published the salaries of those public sector workers who earn more than 拢150,000 a year. They include the Chief Executive of the Office of Fair Trading, John Fingleton, who earns nearly 拢280,000. And Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, who's paid 拢245,000. For comparison, the Prime Minister gets 拢142,000.
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What's a fair wage for a top job?
The Government's published salaries of those public sector workers who earn more than 拢150,000 a year. Hear what the head of the PCS Union and an independent pay analyst have to say.
Duration: 14:34
'I may be dead in two years' time'
26-year-old former footballer and PE teacher Mark Taylor talks about coping with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), after he was diagnosed with the condition in January 2010.
Duration: 18:51
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- Tue 1 Jun 2010 10:00大象传媒 Radio 5 Live
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