The UK Government are solely to blame for the fact that thousands of elderly Scots will now be forced to pay for their own TV licence according to Stewart Hosie. The Dundee East MP accused the UK Government of "breathtaking buck-passing" as they consistently attempt to shift the blame onto the BBC for the decision to end free licences for over-75s. The BBC announced in June, following the UK Government's decision in 2015 to discontinue funding for the scheme, that free licenc