’s director-general Tony Hall said he “understands” the position in which thousands of pensioners who have seen their free licences scrapped now find themselves. But he said he believed the BBC’s decision to axe free licences for all over-75s other than those who claim pension credit is the “right way forward”, and it is not up to the publicly-funded broadcaster to draw the line of poverty.
Cut the personnel, better still don’t pay tax bills for wealthy staff
BBC needs more cash!
well cut the bloody over the top salaries / pay by the hour & time of appearance !
Is this Man stupid, thick or what
Well they need all the cash they can get there hands on the pay the tax bills of there grossly overpaid so called celebrity’s like Chris Evans & Gary Lineker after all they are more needy than pensioners
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