BBC licence fee

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Not at all. I am now no longer a UK resident so no BBC, no licence fee.

Seems a pretty moot point you are making then.

 

[BlueMoonday]

This is worth the fee, very funny

 

[Blue and true]

This is worth the fee, very funny

Love this. So she's human, big deal. And I find that face she pulls with the bird kinda sexy

 

[bluethrunthru]

Its funny how all the anti-BBC trolls on socials were really angry about a £10.50 pa increase yet have remained silent on the proposal to allow energy firms to add £16 to your household bills to cover the fact that people are struggling to pay their bills.

 

[BlueMoonday]

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

Not sure what this was about ? I don’t think I’ll buy Dorries book to find out something or nothing?

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Not sure what this was about ? I don’t think I’ll buy Dorries book to find out something or nothing?

Source: Nadine Dorries Told Truth About BBC Board Member Robbie Gibb Allegedly Meddling In Ofcom Hire

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[Two Gun Bob]

The TV License fee increased today by 6.6% to £169.50. Has to be an April Fool's gag .. right?

 

[Kompany Car]

Its funny how all the anti-BBC trolls on socials were really angry about a £10.50 pa increase yet have remained silent on the proposal to allow energy firms to add £16 to your household bills to cover the fact that people are struggling to pay their bills.

I dont think the argument is exclusive, both the TV licence and the energy "surcharge", allegedly to pay for those who have defaulted on payments can both be wrong. Its like me saying, strange that people are complaining about season ticket prices going up 5% when the TV licence has gone up 6.6% which is above to the current rate of inflation (4%).

Any above inflation increase which is purely lining the pockets of those with money more, without an improvement in the quality of the service provided needs to be challenged.

If you look at the BBC, the quality of the service, by comparison to 10yrs ago, has fallen. There's been a move from high quality to what can only be described as the fast food equivalent of TV, in a move I'm sure to connect with a younger audience, but seeming this has failed with only 1 in 20, 18-30yr olds watching or listening to BBC programming according to a Yougov poll.

For those of us that do watch, in my experience yes there's the odd gem here and there, along with ubiquitous Attenborough nature documentary but its very few and far between. Local radio and Local TV programmes have been killed off slow but sure. Programmes that require any intellectual thought e.g. the likes of Horizon are down to the odd 3 or 4 programmes each year, Panorama has been cut back and seemingly dumbed down. Maybe they should focus on their core audience groups which seem to be the under 10s, with their excellent kids programmes and the older age groups if finances are tight.

 

[stonerblue]

Plenty happy to pay it mate so they can carry on inhabiting their echo chamber. Bizarre.

Hahahaha