TV Licence Super Thread

[Maple Leaf]

Because the government can.
Its far away from what it was originally. So moving the goalposts is fine.

What can anyone do anyway?

You can vote for another party? But that would only be reform I expect. And 200 quid a year sucks. But I'm not voting for reform over it.

Tbh, I don't even think reform would do it.

That's not how democracy works. You don't just do what the government wants because only one other (objectionable) political party agrees with you, you fight back until they change their policy. Media campaigning, lobbying MPs/Ministers, peaceful protest, civil disobedience etc have all been used to get unpopular government policies changed in the past. For example, the Poll Tax was revoked that way.

If they put the TV license into Council Tax I expect there to be an uproar. Council Tax inflation is already very unpopular. People on low/fixed incomes and pensioners will be furious. A lot of people will refuse to pay it and get sent to prison. The negative publicity from that will be very damaging for the BBC.

 

[413x]

That's not how democracy works. You don't just do what the government wants because only one other (objectionable) political party agrees with you, you fight back until they change their policy. Media campaigning, lobbying MPs/Ministers, peaceful protest, civil disobedience etc have all been used to get unpopular government policies changed in the past. For example, the Poll Tax was revoked that way.

If they put the TV license into Council Tax I expect there to be an uproar. Council Tax inflation is already very unpopular. People on low/fixed incomes and pensioners will be furious. A lot of people will refuse to pay it and get sent to prison. The negative publicity from that will be very damaging for the BBC.

Disagree.
Many people are paying already.
Many people will get a net Discount this way.
It won't be enough people to make a difference to any voting.

Its just a **** situation can't really do anything about.

People will not refuse to pay it. That's just not going to happen.

The only people it's really going to irk are people who don't pay. Which means the sooner they make the change the better for whoever does it.

I genuinely do not think any party would allow the BBC to fail.

 

[GIBURROWS]

Disagree.
Many people are paying already.
Many people will get a net Discount this way.
It won't be enough people to make a difference to any voting.

Its just a **** situation can't really do anything about.

People will not refuse to pay it. That's just not going to happen.

The only people it's really going to irk are people who don't pay. Which means the sooner they make the change the better for whoever does it.

I genuinely do not think any party would allow the BBC to fail.

I will refuse to pay it.