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in 2016, George Osborne told the BBC it would have to cover the cost of free licences for over 75s introduced by Gordon Brown in 2001. Shutterstock

Who should pay for TV licences for the over 75s?

When the government shunted its responsibility on to the BBC, it turned the national broadcaster into a welfare agency – now it can’t afford it.

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