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 PalazioVecchio  south pole 04 Dec 23 12.43pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
the BBC is a good reflection of how the people as a whole are thinking............ are you on drugs Wisbech ?
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 georgenorman  04 Dec 23 12.47pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
are you on drugs Wisbech ? As a stalwart of a Brave New World, he's probably on Soma.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 04 Dec 23 1.38pm |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
I see that the far-left media group, the BBC, now want an extra £15 a year from us although we hardly watch or listen to it anymore. I find it odd that the BBC expects their tax to go up automatically either in line with inflation or above. Is that how other taxes work? I know that the government debates how much money is required and then the Chancellor sets that out in a budget which Parliament then votes on. But I am not aware of any other tax that automatically rises without that process. Is that how the fishing licence works? I honest don't know. A lot of complaints about Newsnight facing cutbacks and the loss of their investigative journalist team. However that is a BBC decision they could have binned the gold plated staff pension scheme or closed BBC 3 which nobody watches. An odd decision then to cut back on what most would consider is a key part of their public service remit.
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| Stirlingsays 04 Dec 23 2.37pm |
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Even though the last straw with the BBC had been reached I delayed ditching the BBC license fee for a few years before I finally did it simply because they make it awkward. Despite that hundreds of thousands have stopped paying the licence fee. Those people are doing it for various reasons, not always political and news of this rise will only add to that. It's clear that the nature of public sector broadcasting will be changing. However, I don't see a change unto late in the decade....the incoming Labour administration won't touch it but maybe the Farage government after it will. Edited by Stirlingsays (04 Dec 2023 2.38pm)
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| PalazioVecchio south pole 04 Dec 23 2.38pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I find it odd that the BBC expects their tax to go up automatically either in line with inflation or above. . the license-fee should fluctuate commensurate with their falling viewer figures. Indexed to the 1970s Morecombe & Wise Christmas show.....the record high number. Half the nation tuned in. And today, nobody watches linekar and everybody hates Eastenders.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 04 Dec 23 8.27pm |
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Originally posted by Willo
In relation to certain comments I am reminded of the phrase "Denying the oxygen of publicity" and refrain from responding. We should always be grateful for small mercies.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 04 Dec 23 8.31pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
are you on drugs Wisbech ? Yes, a single statin daily. Keeps the cholesterol under control which is helpful in limiting the chances of high blood pressure problems brought on by reading nonsense in football forums.
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| Apollofuzz On the edge of reason 04 Dec 23 8.48pm |
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Famous Five BBC Remake for a progressive socciety.
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Teddy Eagle  04 Dec 23 8.58pm |
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So it's about some kids who spend their time playing computer games and prefer ketamine to ginger beer.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 04 Dec 23 9.08pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I find it odd that the BBC expects their tax to go up automatically either in line with inflation or above. Is that how other taxes work? I know that the government debates how much money is required and then the Chancellor sets that out in a budget which Parliament then votes on. But I am not aware of any other tax that automatically rises without that process. Is that how the fishing licence works? I honest don't know. A lot of complaints about Newsnight facing cutbacks and the loss of their investigative journalist team. However that is a BBC decision they could have binned the gold plated staff pension scheme or closed BBC 3 which nobody watches. An odd decision then to cut back on what most would consider is a key part of their public service remit. I trust that the BBC will receive all it needs to carry on its essential work and there is no political point scoring attempted. I have no problem with any of its lightweight programming being axed, including recorded music, game shows and reality programmes. News, investigative journalism, science and culture are what matters. Losing the investigative work of Newsnight seems daft.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 04 Dec 23 9.19pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
Yes, a single statin daily. Keeps the cholesterol under control which is helpful in limiting the chances of high blood pressure problems brought on by reading nonsense in football forums. You are responsible for most of it.
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| Teddy Eagle 04 Dec 23 9.22pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
I trust that the BBC will receive all it needs to carry on its essential work and there is no political point scoring attempted. I have no problem with any of its lightweight programming being axed, including recorded music, game shows and reality programmes. News, investigative journalism, science and culture are what matters. Losing the investigative work of Newsnight seems daft. Good enough. Keep the news channel and BBC4 and scrap the rest.
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