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Lord Botham has called for a pledge that no over-75s will be prosecuted for failing to pay the TV licence fee.
The right to a free TV licence for the elderly ended last year for all except those in receipt of pension credit.
In a letter to BBC director general Tim Davie, the ex-cricketer said the issue was "undermining" the "goodwill" many people feel towards the broadcaster.
He now sits in the House of Lords and used a separate letter to call on his fellow peers to support his request.
The 65-year-old told them he was motivated to act after seeing reports of the "horrific way" in which over-75s had been pursued for the licence fee.
"In my view, this is institutional bullying on a massive scale and there seems to be some kind of blame game between the BBC and government," he wrote. "I'm no politician but this feels like a real scandal affecting the very frail that needs sorting out."
BBC licence fee to rise by £1.50 from April TV licence fee decriminalisation decision shelved Do I need a TV licence and what does it pay for? More than three million over-75s lost their entitlement to free TV licences last summer. And last month, the government said it had decided not to decriminalise non-payment of the £157.50 licence fee for the time being.
A spokeswoman for TV Licensing, the body that collects licence fees, said: "We have implemented these changes with the greatest care and have worked to make the process as fair and straightforward as possible."
They said the vast majority of applications had been dealt with "without an issue", and that the organisation had let people know the "simple steps" for payment and was giving people "plenty of time".
The BBC said it would reply to Lord Botham's letter.
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Based upon a statistical analysis of words that are looked up in extremely high numbers in our online dictionary while also showing a significant year-over-year increase in traffic, Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2020 is pandemic.
Word of the Year 2021 is.........
" Cough "
Based on Goldons contribution on the Forum. cough!
A dogwalker of Lady Gaga was shot four times in the chest before two men stole two of the singer’s three French bulldogs, according to multiple reports.
Los Angeles Police confirmed that a shooting occurred in West Hollywood shortly before 10 pm local time on Wednesday night, with the victim rushed to hospital in an unknown condition.
Two suspects fled the scene, with The Daily Mail reporting that they took Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, Koji and Gustavo.
A third French bulldog was recovered at the scene by police. A bodyguard for Lady Gaga was said to have been pictured picking up her third French bulldog, Miss Asia, from the LAPD’s Hollywood station shortly after the shooting.
Lady Gaga is offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs “no questions asked”, according to TMZ, which reports that she has been in Rome. Her dogwalker, Ryan Fischer, 30, had reportedly been walking the three French bulldogs outside his house before he was shot.
Whats your Wife's nickname for you ...... we need to know. ?
Prince Harry breaks silence on The Crown as he defends Netflix show -…
Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard were in stitches on Good Morning Britain on Friday, over some fun clips of Prince Harry with TV host James Corden. Current Time 0:34
KATE GARRAWAY CAN'T STOP LAUGHING OVER MEGHAN'S NICKNAME FOR HARRY
Prince Harry appeared in an interview with James over in LA, with his wife Meghan Markle also making an appearance via video call.
It was during this exchange, that Meghan confirmed her nickname for her husband.
Meghan calls the prince Haz, short for his name, and she did this during the televised interview.
Host James was heard repeating: "Haz? I didn't know we were calling you Haz now," with Harry quipping back: "No, well you're not my wife, so..." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haz seams reasonable given they have children. cough!
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Lord Botham has called for a pledge that no over-75s will be prosecuted for failing to pay the TV licence fee.
The right to a free TV licence for the elderly ended last year for all except those in receipt of pension credit.
In a letter to BBC director general Tim Davie, the ex-cricketer said the issue was "undermining" the "goodwill" many people feel towards the broadcaster.
He now sits in the House of Lords and used a separate letter to call on his fellow peers to support his request.
The 65-year-old told them he was motivated to act after seeing reports of the "horrific way" in which over-75s had been pursued for the licence fee.
"In my view, this is institutional bullying on a massive scale and there seems to be some kind of blame game between the BBC and government," he wrote. "I'm no politician but this feels like a real scandal affecting the very frail that needs sorting out."
BBC licence fee to rise by £1.50 from April
TV licence fee decriminalisation decision shelved
Do I need a TV licence and what does it pay for?
More than three million over-75s lost their entitlement to free TV licences last summer. And last month, the government said it had decided not to decriminalise non-payment of the £157.50 licence fee for the time being.
A spokeswoman for TV Licensing, the body that collects licence fees, said: "We have implemented these changes with the greatest care and have worked to make the process as fair and straightforward as possible."
They said the vast majority of applications had been dealt with "without an issue", and that the organisation had let people know the "simple steps" for payment and was giving people "plenty of time".
The BBC said it would reply to Lord Botham's letter.
B.B.C. Licence enforcers to follow Postie's around and Rob O.A.P while on the ground knowing Postie will turn blind eye. cough!
Thought Tesco Bananas tasted different lately.
Why do you're ask when you're know the answer...... cough!
Only teasing TK no need to come to his rescue...... cough!
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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st;
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
" Pandemic "
Based upon a statistical analysis of words that are looked up in extremely high numbers in our online dictionary while also showing a significant year-over-year increase in traffic, Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2020 is pandemic.
Word of the Year 2021 is.........
" Cough "
Based on Goldons contribution on the Forum. cough!
A dogwalker of Lady Gaga was shot four times in the chest before two men stole two of the singer’s three French bulldogs, according to multiple reports.
Los Angeles Police confirmed that a shooting occurred in West Hollywood shortly before 10 pm local time on Wednesday night, with the victim rushed to hospital in an unknown condition.
Two suspects fled the scene, with The Daily Mail reporting that they took Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, Koji and Gustavo.
A third French bulldog was recovered at the scene by police. A bodyguard for Lady Gaga was said to have been pictured picking up her third French bulldog, Miss Asia, from the LAPD’s Hollywood station shortly after the shooting.
Lady Gaga is offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs “no questions asked”, according to TMZ, which reports that she has been in Rome. Her dogwalker, Ryan Fischer, 30, had reportedly been walking the three French bulldogs outside his house before he was shot.
Prince Harry breaks silence on The Crown as he defends Netflix show -…
Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard were in stitches on Good Morning Britain on Friday, over some fun clips of Prince Harry with TV host James Corden.
Current Time 0:34
KATE GARRAWAY CAN'T STOP LAUGHING OVER MEGHAN'S NICKNAME FOR HARRY
Prince Harry appeared in an interview with James over in LA, with his wife Meghan Markle also making an appearance via video call.
It was during this exchange, that Meghan confirmed her nickname for her husband.
Meghan calls the prince Haz, short for his name, and she did this during the televised interview.
Host James was heard repeating: "Haz? I didn't know we were calling you Haz now," with Harry quipping back: "No, well you're not my wife, so..."
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Haz seams reasonable given they have children. cough!