Someone somewhere is currently penning a letter to Points of View about this
And to the police as a "hate crime"
TV Licence Super Thread
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And to the police as a "hate crime"
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EDIT in fact just realised the cheeky see you next weekdays want it automatically added to your Council Tax so you can't opt outI'm quite wary of GB News but it wouldn't change my price of £0 a year if it comes to fruition
They can do one
Yea the BBC likes to claim they are all for civil rights. They love to push black history month, women's rights, LGBTBBQ+ rights etc.
But they don't want to let people have the right to decide if they give them money or not. They fight aggressively to prevent it...
But they don't want to let people have the right to decide if they give them money or not. They fight aggressively to prevent it...
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I don't see how the population is going to stand for being forced to pay by law for an entertainment provider that we don't want.
What next? Will i be forced to pay for Netflix through PAYE? Will i have mandatory deductions from my salary for Disney+
Totally ridiculous idea.
How about the BBC generate entertainment and news content that people are happy to willingly pay for.
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Unfortunately the culture secretary is Lisa Nandy, who has the cognitive function of a parsnip.
That said, she has previously said that the BBC won’t be funded from general taxation if the license fee is scrapped.
Which means it almost definitely will be.
That said, she has previously said that the BBC won’t be funded from general taxation if the license fee is scrapped.
Which means it almost definitely will be.
Another reason why it could fail to be added to the council tax are all the well-to-do folk with influence that have second/holiday homes. A lot of local councils set the council tax for these properties at 200% and if it's a higher band property it could mean paying something like well over £500 a year. For something you never use.
Netflix etc might have grounds to challenge it. Why can one provider do that and the rest have to compete in the market...
There is nothing special about the BBC anymore. So why should they get special treatment and be able to leech off the tax payers.
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I didn't realise there were so many Lady Bird books on how to **** a country in existence.
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Good to see they're getting the tech working in advance.
I disagree.
I think it will be popular. If they do it soon.
Think how many people might get a discount on it?
Band A and B I bet will be less than current price.
Some groups may get a bigger discount (like if labeled vulnerable).
I think it would be sold right now and be popular.
Anyone in upper bands would suffer for sure. But that's a very labour thing to do.
The longer they leave it the more people opt out and more people will be against it. I hope they dawdle for that reason. But seriously? Would any party actually see through the death of the BBC? I can't see it happening. And this, for me, has been the way I've seen this going for some time.
Because any party would be too afraid to let a dinosaur like the BBC fail.
Why?
When the Tories were in, all the leftists were wetting themselves that the Beeb was a mouthpiece for the right (or far extreme hard right as they like to say), and now Labour is in, the same thing is being said by the right.
It's actually hard to see what actual purpose the BBC serves, bar pumping out whatever the London centric champagne socialist virtue signalling drivel that they think/demand you should adhere to.
The BBC is utterly incapable of change, the rot is so deeply ingrained that it's impossible to cut out.
Also, a decent article by Ross Clark..
Labour will regret extending the BBC licence fee
Any attempt to pursue non-licence fee-payers for streaming films on Netflix would be bound to generate a lot of anger.
www.spectator.co.uk
I don't want to cast aspersions unfairly but I'd think those in band A and B are the most likely to be
Not sure. Would need some data. Wouldn't like to pre judge either way! No idea how many dodge it!
Why?
When the Tories were in, all the leftists were wetting themselves that the Beeb was a mouthpiece for the right (or far extreme hard right as they like to say), and now Labour is in, the same thing is being said by the right.
It's actually hard to see what actual purpose the BBC serves, bar pumping out whatever the London centric champagne socialist virtue signalling drivel that they think/demand you should adhere to.
The BBC is utterly incapable of change, the rot is so deeply ingrained that it's impossible to cut out.
Also, a decent article by Ross Clark..
Labour will regret extending the BBC licence fee
Any attempt to pursue non-licence fee-payers for streaming films on Netflix would be bound to generate a lot of anger.
Because politicians don't seem to like making big decisions.
Its easier to just let things coast along than grow some big old balls.
BBC failing would leave a massive pension hole. But still I'd rather foot this bill than pay it via council tax.
Really, I just don't think anyone has the stomach for it. That's my view anyway.
Edit. I agree with the article. But think it may be OK to do it now.
I'm not sure what would lose more votes if I'm honest?
I know if be much more in favour of voting Labour (for the first time) if they were the only party to keep the current model.
We will see. I hope I'm wrong. I certainly don't want a 200-300 extra bill a year for entertainment (I use the term loosely) that I don't use.
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I would imagine forcing the TV tax on people who have zero desire to consume the drivel the BBC put out would be a massive vote loss.
Without getting too political, we’re being taxed into oblivion every which way with more to come in the autumn, so adding say even £150 on top of everything else won’t go down well imo.
Half of our youngsters don’t watch traditional TV, and a lot will be starting to vote now, so what sense will it make to them to pay for something they don’t use?
They’ve got things hard enough as it is.
I’d be astounded if it’s as much as your higher figure.
We will have to see. They've made a lot of. U-turns recently. So maybe they will be super lazy and not make any changes. That would suit me fine and I think it's the best way.
If we carry on as we are the decline will be gradual and the BBC can just scale down over time. Stop hiring as people retire etc.
I would say it. Definitely will be higher.
The only sell would be to give people living in lower band housing a reduced rate and people in high bands would pay a higher rate. Also, as the BBC is "under funded" I suspect the overall bill would jump to 200 per house on a flat scale. So it wouldn't take much thinking to see that as there are so many a-b-c banded houses the rest would need to pay a lot more.
We will see. This is my fear. I hope I'm wrong!