Jeff Peel's Diary

The government has published a list of all civil servants paid more than £150,000.

Included in the list is Sir Alasdair Fraser, Director of Public Prosecution for Northern Ireland, who is paid between £170,000 and £174, 999.

Sir Alasdair announced earlier in June that he planned to retire – after serving in the post for 21 years.

The PPS in Northern Ireland has been mired in controversy – especially after its handling of the Thomas Devlin murder.  Thomas’ mother claimed that the PPS was “failing the people of Northern Ireland.”