I use a Firestick and I very rarely watch BBC, I used to be a fan of the BBC not any more it's probably the best of a bad bunch , I will watch the news sometimes, that's about it, I mainly watch youtube, freevee, pluto, plex and the like, there are 1,000s of channels available that are legal. I want to cancel the TV licence but ma wife thinks it will cause to much hassle, goons up at yer door every few months, bombarded with letters, disnae bother me but she couldnae handle the hassle.
I agree with this, the arguments they use may or may not be sound, I could debate here on whether the BBC is value for money etc however I think that would be utterly irrelevant.
The issue is we should not be forced to pay for a service we do not use in order to use another service that we do. You may feel that the BBC is value for money good for you more power to you etc, then feel free to pay for it.
However if I do not, (which I do not) then why should I have to pay for it in order to use another service? I do not believe any media should be government or state owned or state sponsored.
I believe every media company should be privately owned or privatized. Then it should be up to the individual to decide if they think that service is value for money or not.
This Government us constantly seeking to shift the blame for its own ineptitude.
1. Agree that TV Licence goes up with inflation 2. Lose control of inflation 3. Say its outrageous that the TV Licence may be going up so much 4. Fail to understand that this is entirely due to this Government's failure on inflation
While I'm in Grumpy Old Man mode. How did this hapless bunch allow Companies to have contracts with built in rises above the rate of inflation? Terrible.
This Government us constantly seeking to shift the blame for its own ineptitude.
1. Agree that TV Licence goes up with inflation 2. Lose control of inflation 3. Say its outrageous that the TV Licence may be going up so much 4. Fail to understand that this is entirely due to this Government's failure on inflation
While I'm in Grumpy Old Man mode. How did this hapless bunch allow Companies to have contracts with built in rises above the rate of inflation? Terrible.
They apparently had a 6 year deal with Boris. So it is a government brokered deal. Where the licence fee was frozen for the first 2 years, and increased in line with inflation for the 4 following years. Next year is the first of those 4 years.
when we only had 5 channels and limited access to information, it probably made sense but now the bbc is a waste of money imo, it needs to move with the times instead of being stuck in the past......paying to watch live telly in 2023 is a joke.....looks like just another way to tax people a little more.
i just put one of there letters addressed to the occupier on my front door saying , NOT INTERESTED IN GOVERNMENT PROPAGANDA and never had a visit in nearly 4 years
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I want to cancel the TV licence but ma wife thinks it will cause to much hassle, goons up at yer door every few months, bombarded with letters, disnae bother me but she couldnae handle the hassle.
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/bbc-licence-fee-means-tested-household-094303240.html
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/bbc-news-loses-one-million-viewers-as-channel-undergoes-major-changes/ar-AA1b0dBM?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=595d38595e404be8b9aa6325e863a9b8&ei=74
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/culture-secretary-says-15-rise-075911224.html
1. Agree that TV Licence goes up with inflation
2. Lose control of inflation
3. Say its outrageous that the TV Licence may be going up so much
4. Fail to understand that this is entirely due to this Government's failure on inflation
While I'm in Grumpy Old Man mode. How did this hapless bunch allow Companies to have contracts with built in rises above the rate of inflation?
Terrible.
So it is a government brokered deal.
Where the licence fee was frozen for the first 2 years, and increased in line with inflation for the 4 following years.
Next year is the first of those 4 years.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/taxpayer-is-being-hoodwinked-lee-anderson-blasts-biased-bbc-over-planned-licence-fee-hike/ar-AA1kZ7Q9?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=e423cdb6182444ce9d41903bed09b469&ei=48
when we only had 5 channels and limited access to information, it probably made sense but now the bbc is a waste of money imo, it needs to move with the times instead of being stuck in the past......paying to watch live telly in 2023 is a joke.....looks like just another way to tax people a little more.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/new-bbc-chair-samir-shah-to-fight-for-licence-fee-and-won-t-take-no-10-s-orders-allies-say/ar-AA1l5PSm?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=d51c49d7da024beca0e49ad32bc48833&ei=38
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/uk-households-warned-they-face-losing-10-bbc-channels-from-january-8/ar-AA1m6ADy?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=16631f93769543728180bba96b12ccb6&ei=138