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Post by Red Rackham on Aug 6, 2023 15:10:14 GMT
'Not viable!' Britons snub BBC as 2.8 million revolt against licence feeBritons have snubbed the British Broadcasting Corporation as 2.8 million revolt against paying the licence fee. A record 2.84 million people no longer cough up the £159 annual fee because they do not watch BBC channels or any kind of live TV. The latest figure is an increase of more than 360,000 on the previous twelve months. It will also raise further questions about the financing model behind the UK's national broadcaster. www.gbnews.com/celebrity/bbc-licence-fee-revolt-latestThe days of people being forced to pay for the BBC whether they watch it or not, are comming to an end, and not a moment too soon.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2023 16:56:03 GMT
I've just been looking up some statistics and there seems to be around 25 million households in the UK that have a TV so the that 2.8 million is probably around 10%. We have had long periods without a TV licence, watching only catch-up (not iPlayer) and no live TV, but it does make life rather tedious avoiding live feeds and missing out on some live events, such as the Coronation, or Queens Funeral. We currently have a licence, so can watch what we want when we want. For about £3 a week, the cost of a coffee, it makes life easier for us both. researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8101/CBP-8101.pdf
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Post by Red Rackham on Aug 6, 2023 17:19:25 GMT
The cost is irrelevant, it's not about cost it's about choice. I am forced by law to buy a BBC TV licence to watch ITV, how on earth can that be right? Tbh I'm surprised ITV don't kick up more a fuss.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2023 17:23:50 GMT
Don't get me wrong. I'm in favour of scrapping the licence fee and funding a much smaller BBC from general taxation. That way, people who don't pay tax because they are in low income brackets will not have to pay it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2023 5:21:01 GMT
It should be scrapped. It forces people to fund it and only offers extreme partisan propaganda. The BBC is tyranny.
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