The British public is starting to speak out against what they believe is ‘a scam’.

A YouGov poll has found that over half of the people asked did not believe that the BBC license fee is a good value for money.

A manager of a leading charity for the elderly fears that thousands of pensioners over the age of 75 will risk prosecution by watching television without a TV license fee after a proposal from the BBC to introduce means tests to qualify for the free provision.