The Licence Fee and the BBC

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Prior to making a parliamentary statement on BBC funding this week, Nadine Dorries (The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) tweeted "This licence fee announcement will be the last. The days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors, are over."

During her announcement in parliament, Ms. Dorries stated "In the last few months, I’ve made it clear that the BBC needs to address issues around impartiality and groupthink..." and "it’s time to begin asking those really serious questions about the long-term funding model of the BBC, and whether a mandatory Licence Fee with criminal penalties for individual households is still appropriate".

Ms. Dorries also stated "We need a BBC that is forward-looking and ready to meet the challenges of modern broadcasting".

So, what do you think? Is this government full of woke liberal hipsters correct to deny our great British pensioners their traditional right to groupthink, bailiffs, fines and imprisonment? Why must there be change?

Why can't these loony left Conservative Party snowflakes just leave things the way they've always been?

Judging by the first test transmission for the new channel designed to replace BBC News, change is certainly on the way.


 

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Prior to making a parliamentary statement on BBC funding this week, Nadine Dorries (The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) tweeted "This licence fee announcement will be the last. The days of the elderly being threatened with prison sentences and bailiffs knocking on doors, are over."

During her announcement in parliament, Ms. Dorries stated "In the last few months, I’ve made it clear that the BBC needs to address issues around impartiality and groupthink..." and "it’s time to begin asking those really serious questions about the long-term funding model of the BBC, and whether a mandatory Licence Fee with criminal penalties for individual households is still appropriate".

Ms. Dorries also stated "We need a BBC that is forward-looking and ready to meet the challenges of modern broadcasting".

So, what do you think? Is this government full of woke liberal hipsters correct to deny our great British pensioners their traditional right to groupthink, bailiffs, fines and imprisonment? Why must there be change?

Why can't these loony left Conservative Party snowflakes just leave things the way they've always been?

Judging by the first test transmission for the new channel designed to replace BBC News, change is certainly on the way.


PMSFL Genius! especially this bit...

So, what do you think? Is this government full of woke liberal hipsters correct to deny our great British pensioners their traditional right to groupthink, bailiffs, fines and imprisonment? Why must there be change?

Why can't these loony left Conservative Party snowflakes just leave things the way they've always been?
 

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You ought to watch the film “ The Duke” true story set in 1961 about a chap campaigning for free tv licences for the old folk. Free tv licences have only been in place since the year 2000 - it was a very long campaign.
 

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Why would anyone watch the BBC anyway these days?

Havent had a license for years, no point ;)
 
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