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Will veteran broadcaster John Simpson be fired over recent derogatory comments about BBC?
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The BBC "is in its last stages", says veteran broadcaster John Simpson - and now he expects the sack soon "in horrible circumstances".
The corporation's World Affairs Editor told an audience at Cheltenham Literature Festival the future was bleak for the BBC because the licence fee was being "chopped away".
Fearless for his own career, the 64-year-old predicted he would eventually be fired by the "so and so's" at the top revealing: "I hate them pretty much anyway."
Read the full The Independent article here.
The corporation's World Affairs Editor told an audience at Cheltenham Literature Festival the future was bleak for the BBC because the licence fee was being "chopped away".
Fearless for his own career, the 64-year-old predicted he would eventually be fired by the "so and so's" at the top revealing: "I hate them pretty much anyway."
Read the full The Independent article here.
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