Has the BBC lost the plot….

The BBC intends to recruit a female newsreader over 50.

They want to replace Moira Stewart and Anna Ford, and criticism that they were opting for pretty young newscasters.

The BBC cannot do this. It breaks age legislation and sex discrimination. They have really shot themselves in the foot.

If they now hire a lady over 50 having offered the job to both sexes without regard to age, they will certainly be taken to a tribunal by unsuccessful applicants, who will win a claim against them.

This may result in the opposite effect that they intend i.e. that newsreaders in future will be young females.

Is that a bad thing? Add your vote.