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 cryrst  The garden of England 10 Jun 19 10.18pm |
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it seems it is to be means tested.
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Jimenez  SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 10 Jun 19 10.41pm |
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Just looking at what BBC channels I get (but honestly never watch)
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Whatever that is Rudi Hedman  Caterham 10 Jun 19 10.53pm |
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Originally posted by Jimenez
Just looking at what BBC channels I get (but honestly never watch) Unfortunately we’d end up with a load of shyte to watch like on itv and channel 5. I like the quality of the BBC and it’s worth it compared to sky and breaks for adverts.
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| Tom-the-eagle Croydon 10 Jun 19 10.54pm |
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Originally posted by cryrst
it seems it is to be means tested. I guess now they'll argue about how best to do it for three years and end up doing nothing.
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 10 Jun 19 11.17pm |
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you can choose to avoid paying money for drug dealers to put poison in your (and other people's) veins.
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| cryrst The garden of England 11 Jun 19 5.55am |
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
I guess now they'll argue about how best to do it for three years and end up doing nothing. Come on Tom
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| Midlands Eagle 11 Jun 19 6.59am |
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Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle
There is no-one to argue with as the Government put the ball in the BBC's court so the decision is down to them. I'm sure that in the event of a General Election Mr Corbyn will lose no time in reminding older people that it was the Conservatives who removed their free licences
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| Badger11 Beckenham 11 Jun 19 7.36am |
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This was a deal done with Osbourne in return the BBC had guaranteed increases in the TV licence over the period of the deal. The BBC was quite happy to accept the money knowing that this was coming. The BBC is now sounding like Mrs May that this is the only deal available when quite obviously it's not. The BBC has spent a fortune on its new headquarters and on the EastEnders set not to mention above inflation pay rises for its staff. Nice work if you can get it. They could make savings they also could have said over 75's pay a lesser amount say £50. My guess is that the BBC is hoping the public backlash will be towards the government and not them. I hope the public point the finger at them. There are plenty of areas they can save. BBC News 24 is watched by no one and is the BBC's response to CNN. You can still retain the news and key shows like 6pm and 9pm news and the BBC news website you do not need an on air 24 channel that no one watches. Try finding out the viewing figures. Then there are the major sporting events like the Olympics and the World Cup. These are largely a jolly for BBC staff who have no need to be there. You could probably half the number of staff who go and the public wouldn't even notice. With these major events the host countries provides TV studios as part of the deal. This is not good enough for the BBC they always build their own studios why? The rest of the media should explain to the public exactly how the BBC spends its money. I could go on hopefully you get the point quality doesn't have to suffer. Edited by Badger11 (11 Jun 2019 7.37am) Edited by Badger11 (11 Jun 2019 7.39am)
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| johnny the eagle wivenhoe 11 Jun 19 8.15am |
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I have a suggestion as to the BBC saving themselves a bit of money on wages in my region. I'm in the Anglia region, and they have two Muppets reading the local news on Look East at 6.30 in the evening. Now, on the BBC national news at 6.00 they have the one news reader who does the job just fine for half an hour. The two Muppets struggle to report any decent news for just under half an hour on Look East.
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| Midlands Eagle 11 Jun 19 8.23am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
There are plenty of areas they can save. BBC News 24 is watched by no one and is the BBC's response to CNN. You can still retain the news and key shows like 6pm and 9pm news and the BBC news website you do not need an on air 24 channel that no one watches. I watch it - sometimes It's a useful channel when BBC2 abandons it's normal programming in favour of snooker / tennis / what have you so I switch to that channel for the news.
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| JohnB 11 Jun 19 8.46am |
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I would actually struggle to name the last programme I watched on a BBC channel. Not sure if I have used the BBC for at least 6 months if not longer? If I want some background noise then Dave or Comedy Central tend to be my go to channels. With Netflix, Amazon Video and Sky putting out such decent content, I think they've all killed the BBC.
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| Mapletree Croydon 11 Jun 19 8.48am |
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Why feel sorry for a group sitting on much of the nation’s wealth? There is no reason it should not be means tested. Just like NIC should apply to all. We need to be fair to all generations, not just One group
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