John Hirst, UK's Top Weatherman, Blasted For Receiving Bonus After Predicting 'Mild Winter' (VIDEO)

John Hirst, UK's Top Weatherman, Blasted For Receiving Bonus After Predicting 'Mild Winter' (VIDEO)

John Hirst, the head of the UK's national weather service (Met Office), came under fire this week over the fact that, as the country's top weatherman, he had a predicted a mild winter for Britain, which is instead currently suffering from its biggest cold spell in 30 years. To make matters worse, Hirst, following a significant pay increase, now makes more than the Prime Minister, despite leading an organization notorious for getting its forecasts wrong, the Telegraph reported recently.

In the video below, a BBC host asks Hirst bluntly, "So given that it's clearly not a mild winter by any standards, why are you getting a performance-related bonus?"

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