BBC scrapping (for some) the free TV licence

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  1. portsmouth tyke

    portsmouth tyke Well-Known Member

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    Lower than a worms ballbag ( IMO)
     
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    It's because people up and down the country are cancelling their licenses and they want to make up the shortfall. Don't need a license for Netflix and Prime.
     
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    But retained for those on pension credit.
     
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    Then Bo-Jo says he'll raise higher rate tax limit from £50k to £80k
     
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    Then Bo Jo says he'll raise staring point for higher rate tax from £50k t0 £80k
     
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    BBC are always moaning about funding, for me its time they were forced into the real world and pay their way. The licence fee funding is from a time long gone,yes they make a few good programmes but so do others and you can choose whether you want to pay for them.
     
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    I get the goons around every 6 months or so.
    "Can we come in and inspect the premises?"
    "No."
    End of interaction.
     
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    great idea and move by him as far as I can see, surely must lose him more votes than it will gain him and get rid of his leadership bid forever
     
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    portsmouth tyke Well-Known Member

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    I just think it should be free to all over 75s regardless of income, like gravy said I do believe it is in part due to approx 3 million households who dont pay.
     
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    portsmouth tyke Well-Known Member

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    True, but yet they pay Johnathan Woss 6 million a year, Graham Norton 4.5 and lineker a eye watering amount.
     
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    It ought to be pointed out that the free licence thing was dumped on the BBC by the Government when they decided they couldn't afford it anymore. It was a Government policy, they paid for it, then passed those costs onto the BBC when they'd had enough.
     
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    They don't pay Jonathan Ross anything.
     
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    Apologies, did.
     
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    Learn something everyday, I just thought the BBC waivered it for the old uns as a thankyou/ we know you have paid it for many years. Never knew the tax payer funded it. Maybe the media need to change the headlines to " Goverment ends free TV licence"
     
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    They're feeling the pinch: good.

    Keep wasting your paper sending me a letter a week, boys.
     
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    I wish the press would. The BBC just had it foisted on them - a no-win situation, really.
     
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    Wife and Kids are why we have one, I could easily go without.
     
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    If they didn't have all them presenters they'd save money. There must be 6 for sport alone!
     
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    The decision is not in itself unreasonable. There are plenty of reasonably-off pensioners who are probably doing better than many young folk these days. Those who draw pension credit will still get a freebie. But the big problem here is that you will have possibly millions of pensioners over 75 who have not bought a licence in years and will not be geared up to. Do the government and/or the Beeb really want to see a procession of oldies being proceeded against for use without a licence because they didn't realise they will now have to have one? Trouble ahead!
     
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    Why would it do that? His electorate to become Prime Minister is 120,000 Tory Members. The other 60 odd million people in the Country are irrelevant - they don't have a vote. I would it would be quite a vote winner among his electorate.
     
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