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Old 13-06-2019, 15:41   #85
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Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
It was a condition of the Royal charter renewal. They knew they wouldn't be able to afford it obviously which is why 'it was up to them' if they continue it. They essentially decided to take the blame for the cut rather than the government as the price of charter renewal. The Government and the BBC knew what has happening.

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Same with students who missed the cut before the fees increased to £3,000 or a few years later the next batch of students who missed out on the fees before they increased to £9,000.

(In case anyone was wondering I was in the last year in which fees were £1,300 )


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