The BBC's Response to the Backlash

The coordinated response was because neither the government or let's face it, the BBC realised quite how much backlash there would be. At one stage, half the Tory party was trying to force a 60-something presenter out of work. Even more confusingly, at the same time, the Chancellor was trying to encourage 60-somethings back into work. When these rows happen, they tend to show up not just political divides, but also class and generation divides too. Nobody talked very much about junior doctors striking for 72 hours. For Gary Lineker to find Generation Z think he's just the white-haired bloke who presents football highlights, must be as irritating as for generations of British