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(37 Posts)
FlexibleFriend Mon 17-Jan-22 19:13:27

I watch it so I'm happy to continue paying.

Ilovecheese Mon 17-Jan-22 19:12:31

The BBC is a very successful British export. You would think they would have more sense than to try and downgrade something that we should be proud of. They don't seem to understand business, but then we know what Boris Johnson said about business.

Whitewavemark2 Mon 17-Jan-22 19:11:26

Lincslass

Whitewavemark2

It ain’t going to happen.

They have succeeded in what they set out to do which was to take Johnson off the top of the headlines.

Anyone fooled?

Not a new concept though, discussed a few years ago.
www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/conservative-party-mulls-scrapping-tv-licence-fee-in-favour-of-bbc-ads/en-gb/6752 The Greens also have a notion to scrap the fee.

No of course it isn’t, but did you see Dorries’s performance in the house!

Sheesh! Talk about crass.

BlueBelle Mon 17-Jan-22 19:08:12

He’s not bribing me if he gives me a thousand pound I still wouldn’t rate him or get behind him
He’s a coward

Lincslass Mon 17-Jan-22 18:49:56

Whitewavemark2

It ain’t going to happen.

They have succeeded in what they set out to do which was to take Johnson off the top of the headlines.

Anyone fooled?

Not a new concept though, discussed a few years ago.
www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/conservative-party-mulls-scrapping-tv-licence-fee-in-favour-of-bbc-ads/en-gb/6752 The Greens also have a notion to scrap the fee.

mokryna Mon 17-Jan-22 18:38:59

I wouldn’t mind paying if I could receive live tv legally. Living abroad it is good to hear news that can be reasonably trusted.

I recall the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Mitterand told the French people at the beginning of May there was nothing to worry about. The nuclear cloud was stopping at the German boarder, to stop the French people getting worried. It was only through the BBC I heard differently but sadly my ex and others didn’t believe me. The local school let the class of our 3 year old daughter have an extended playtime as the weather was so good.

The world service also does a very good job of informing many countries all over the world.

Whitewavemark2 Mon 17-Jan-22 18:38:20

It ain’t going to happen.

They have succeeded in what they set out to do which was to take Johnson off the top of the headlines.

Anyone fooled?

biglouis Mon 17-Jan-22 18:35:19

Many pensioners became angry when they scrapped the free lisence for people over 70. We get the most shit pensions in Europe so renaging on this promise pizzed a lot of people off. They had the cheek to write to me asking me to begin paying again. I just sent it back marked "not known".

Grandmabatty Mon 17-Jan-22 18:29:34

It's a distraction from Partygate. Dorries or Johnson hopes it will appease people who vote Tory and take their minds off the mess that is going on. BBC don't do everything right, but they do much that is.

Calendargirl Mon 17-Jan-22 18:28:54

I don’t pay for any streaming channels, just have the usual free view ones.

I prefer BBC with no adverts like all the others.

We always moan there’s nothing good on, but occasionally the Beeb comes up trumps with some real belters.

As long as there’s a licence fee, I shall keep paying it.

Kim19 Mon 17-Jan-22 18:25:11

Just the first bribe (people pleaser). Let's watch them roll out.

tanith Mon 17-Jan-22 18:20:30

I’d be interested in peoples views on the news the Licence will be frozen for 2 yrs and possibly scrapped altogether.
I know the BBC is already struggling so what’s the answer?
I think I’d be happy to carry on paying but a I know a lot of people don’t watch terrestrial television much so feel it’s not fair and wouldn’t bother them.
I did look for a thread about this but didn’t find anything.

So thoughts anyone?