Comment: An ill wind for BBC as clarinettist case reaches High Court

Michael Bow's take on the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

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Clarinettists are not often noted for their litigious nature. Last week at the High Court a BBC Pension Scheme member looked set to change all that.

The man, a member of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, is appealing a Pensions Ombudsman's decision on whether changes to his pension were in keeping with the scheme rules. He believes the BBC act...

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