Chris in London
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the fact that nadine dorries wants this to happen should be enough to tell you it's a bad idea
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bluethrunthru
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Cancel culture - Tories cancel live tv show with cuts
bluethrunthru
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Hmmm - wonder if they did attend an illegal gathering - would explain a few bits
There’s going to be no British institutions left by the time this government loses power.
Which is ironic given they profess to love them or am I confusing institutions with statues of historic slave traders?
The BBC, one of the last remaining British institutions respected around the world targeted by populist cretins. From Maxwell to Murdoch there has been a campaign to rid Britain of it's independent public broadcaster, in order for them to line their pockets and further influence the public. It's a sad state of affairs that the British public have now reached peak gullible for this to happen. The NHS will be next.
Next on BBC One, brought to you by Nestle in conjunction with British Petroleum 'Celebrity Strictly Naked Squid Games'.
bluethrunthru
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Which is ironic given they profess to love them or am I confusing institutions with statues of historic slave traders?
The BBC, one of the last remaining British institutions respected around the world targeted by populist cretins. From Maxwell to Murdoch there has been a campaign to rid Britain of it's independent public broadcaster, in order for them to line their pockets and further influence the public. It's a sad state of affairs that the British public have now reached peak gullible for this to happen. The NHS will be next.
Next on BBC One, brought to you by Nestle in conjunction with British Petroleum 'Celebrity Strictly Naked Squid Games'.
Yeah but you forget getting rid of the hated BBC and its £150 a year license fee will make live football free to air for all - all Hollywood movies will be released free to air to the UK the same time they are released in cinema's and all the other stuff - news/drama/factual/radio will cost a subscription of just £1 per month and will be even better and glitzier than ever - so some folk seem to believe
BlueHammer85
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So many have an agenda against the BBC because they want others to watch their version of the News , it’s so obvious.
anyway, the BBC is still a brilliant service from radio,dramas, sport and kids stuff. Wouldn’t want it gone
anyway, the BBC is still a brilliant service from radio,dramas, sport and kids stuff. Wouldn’t want it gone
Scottyboi
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shall we have a referendum to determine how large the minority that holds that opinion is?
A large enough minority that the BBC is shit scared of going subscription only and not forced payment like they currently are.
bluethrunthru
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A large enough minority that the BBC is shit scared of going subscription only and not forced payment like they currently are.
enjoy no free radio and TV then
Mr Kobayashi
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Yeah but you forget getting rid of the hated BBC and its £150 a year license fee will make live football free to air for all - all Hollywood movies will be released free to air to the UK the same time they are released in cinema's and all the other stuff - news/drama/factual/radio will cost a subscription of just £1 per month and will be even better and glitzier than ever - so some folk seem to believe
It’s just absurd. £13.25 a month for all the content from the BBC, live and on iplayer.
What else can you get for that?
If you only use use streaming services you still need to pay circa £25-30 at least for broadband Internet before you can even get access.
Scottyboi
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enjoy no free radio and TV then
It isn't free though.
bluethrunthru
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It isn't free though.
You really don't get it do you?
Scottyboi
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You really don't get it do you?
You just said RandomJs opinion is in a minority, but it really isn't. If the BBC went subscription only like most media providers these days, they would go under or have to seriously scale back.
They should make it a tax and bin off all this bailiff shite it is so outdated.
bluethrunthru
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You just said RandomJs opinion is in a minority, but it really isn't. If the BBC went subscription only like most media providers these days, they would go under or have to seriously scale back.
They should make it a tax and bin off all this bailiff shite it is so outdated.
as I say you just don't get it.
The BBC is £13.25 per month - for all it provides from TV to Radio to online learning etc etc thats amazing VFM. If they send it subscription many will still pay - they could make it £20 pm and keep up most of what they are doing just exclude people like yourself from seeing or hearing or accessing any output. £20pm is a fraction of a SKY or BT subscription and of course effectively privatising them removes the requirement for free or reduced fees to the elderly poor - care home residents and those with poor eyesight - harsh but the commercial world is tough.
Then consider all those channels you get on Freeview from Global Radio and UKTV and the like - they have shareholders who will say well hang on in this commercial world where the BBC charge us to show repeats of their shows why do we give them away for free - we need to make more money and go subscription. To maintain the status quo would be more costly for individuals and perversely could free the rump of the BBC up to be properly critical of a govt who no longer controls their purse strings nor editorial output.
Scottyboi
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as I say you just don't get it.
The BBC is £13.25 per month - for all it provides from TV to Radio to online learning etc etc thats amazing VFM. If they send it subscription many will still pay - they could make it £20 pm and keep up most of what they are doing just exclude people like yourself from seeing or hearing or accessing any output. £20pm is a fraction of a SKY or BT subscription and of course effectively privatising them removes the requirement for free or reduced fees to the elderly poor - care home residents and those with poor eyesight - harsh but the commercial world is tough.
Then consider all those channels you get on Freeview from Global Radio and UKTV and the like - they have shareholders who will say well hang on in this commercial world where the BBC charge us to show repeats of their shows why do we give them away for free - we need to make more money and go subscription. To maintain the status quo would be more costly for individuals and perversely could free the rump of the BBC up to be properly critical of a govt who no longer controls their purse strings nor editorial output.
It might be great value for money, doesn't mean it interests me one bit. Plenty of people are going to struggle to make ends meet very soon, and if they are given the choice of paying a subscription to the BBC or making do without you know what they will choose.
I don't use SKY or Virgin either for TV tbh, I stream anything I want to watch and never use the Iplayer. Times really are moving on fast especially this industry, so either the BBC becomes a tax or it dies.
bluethrunthru
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BBC becomes a tax or it dies
I thought your complaint was it is a tax
As I say your own hatred of the BBC and its funding model is not of itself a reason to penalise the whole country. I'd love to know what it is you stream that does not originate through BBC funding or patronage
Scottyboi
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I thought your complaint was it is a tax
As I say your own hatred of the BBC and its funding model is not of itself a reason to penalise the whole country. I'd love to know what it is you stream that does not originate through BBC funding or patronage
I don't hate it, I hate the way it is funded and makes people end up with criminal records and cause undue stress. It is all but in name a tax.
So I would rather everyone pays for it as a tax and surely it ends up cheaper per person too.
bluethrunthru
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I don't hate it, I hate the way it is funded and makes people end up with criminal records and cause undue stress. It is all but in name a tax.
So I would rather everyone pays for it as a tax and surely it ends up cheaper per person too.
In which case your argument makes no sense - " I hate the way that everyone has to pay the fee its like a tax. I want the fee to be replaced with a tax "
Scottyboi
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In which case your argument makes no sense - " I hate the way that everyone has to pay the fee its like a tax. I want the fee to be replaced with a tax "
Lol you being serious, you know full well what I mean. Instead of paying a private firm to harass people and pretend they have vans and all the other shite they send. Why not just tax people properly and lower the cost per person. It is a tax so do it the correct way instead of its current disgrace which is a waste of funds.
bluethrunthru
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Lol you being serious, you know full well what I mean. Instead of paying a private firm to harass people and pretend they have vans and all the other shite they send. Why not just tax people properly and lower the cost per person. It is a tax so do it the correct way instead of its current disgrace which is a waste of funds.
at what rate of tax? would those below £12500 earning pa be exempt? Would it be a graduated tax so that say someone earning £120k pa would be taxed more than someone paying £20k pa?
Scottyboi
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at what rate of tax? would those below £12500 earning pa be exempt? Would it be a graduated tax so that say someone earning £120k pa would be taxed more than someone paying £20k pa?
You really think you did something with this? lol. It would not be my job to determine the correct method of taxation.
Going bed now.