The move – to try to create a “modern BBC” – comes at a time the Corporation is forcing over-75s to pay the licence fee and closing regional news outlets to save money. Having spent the cash the BBC then tried to
The cricket legend said the corporation can afford to waive the fee, especially with many pensioners struggling with the cost of living crisis. Lord Botham, 67, has long campaigned for pensioners who previously received a free licence but now face legal action