Should pensioner voting rights be limited? #BBCNolan

Aug 31, 2016, 09:56 AM

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Jeremy Paxman has been accused of insulting pensioners, after suggesting their right to vote should be limited. The former Newsnight presenter also claimed politicians are afraid to offend "whiffy" interests of OAPs. He made his comments in a Financial Times article poking fun at a magazine for older people. Its publisher has hit back. But does he have a point about Governments putting older voters first?