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0007 said:
Well, somebody's got to support Gary Lineker's lifestyle and pay his wages at the BBC haven't they?
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There must be a bunch of morons running the BBC. They spend the public's licence fee money like it grows on trees.
The £16 million Jonathon Ross is getting illustrates my point.
Unless there is a darker side of kickbacks !
 
Pat494 said:
There must be a bunch of morons running the BBC. They spend the public's licence fee money like it grows on trees.
The £16 million Jonathon Ross is getting illustrates my point.
Unless there is a darker side of kickbacks !
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The BBC is looking like an extension of the government now that it decides social welfare policy by deciding who qualifies for free TV licences based on whether they are receiving pension credit or not. BBC is also like government in that when it comes to spending somebody else's money (which you've lawfully taken from them whether they like it or not) you don't have to pay too much attention to getting value for money or spending wisely, because there's plenty more where that came from!

I suspect that the government, having allowed the BBC to do its own dirty work, will regret it. Just another nail in the coffin of this rotten government & Parliament.
 
0007 said:
The BBC is looking like an extension of the government now that it decides social welfare policy by deciding who qualifies for free TV licences based on whether they are receiving pension credit or not. BBC is also like government in that when it comes to spending somebody else's money (which you've lawfully taken from them whether they like it or not) you don't have to pay too much attention to getting value for money or spending wisely, because there's plenty more where that came from!

I suspect that the government, having allowed the BBC to do its own dirty work, will regret it. Just another nail in the coffin of this rotten government & Parliament.
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Of all the pensioners who are entitled to claim pension credit, only about 60% actually do so. Which means the 40% who don't claim will not be entitled to a free TV license. Now that sucks !
 
Pat494 said:
My 75th birthday tomorrow. Whoopee I yell, a free TV licence ! BUT no
the swine are stopping that minor perk for the OAPs.
Will I vote for them ?
Not blooming likely.
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Many happy returns @Pat494 now that you will be £150 lighter each year, let us hope that your generation have lost none of their affection for the BBC, because they really deserve your money, they really do.
 
Thanks for the birthday good wishes.
The only thing I like about the BBC is their documentaries.
I think they depress the nation with their constant drip drip drip of 95% of bad news.
Wars and terrorist atrocities etc. are regular items.
The over paid bosses are not doing a good management job either.
The loss of a the free licence shows up the millions they waste on second rate performers.
Many OAPs while shivering in the cold next winter and will only have a bare wall to look at.
I don't talk up for myself as I have a bit of money but for the millions that can't afford a
crappy licence.
 
Pat494 said:
Thanks for the birthday good wishes.
The only thing I like about the BBC is their documentaries.
I think they depress the nation with their constant drip drip drip of 95% of bad news.
Wars and terrorist atrocities etc. are regular items.
The over paid bosses are not doing a good management job either.
The loss of a the free licence shows up the millions they waste on second rate performers.
Many OAPs while shivering in the cold next winter and will only have a bare wall to look at.
I don't talk up for myself as I have a bit of money but for the millions that can't afford a
crappy licence.
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It’s started, now if we all did it, the BBC would be in a mess which would serve them right.

Dozens of furious TV viewers REFUSE to pay their licences
mol.im

Dozens of furious TV viewers REFUSE to pay their licences

People tweeted to say they had cancelled their bills as opposition to the move grows. One of the most moving contributions to the debate came yesterday from WWII veteran Victor Gregg.
mol.im mol.im
 
Signalcalc said:
It’s started, now if we all did it, the BBC would be in a mess which would serve them right.

Dozens of furious TV viewers REFUSE to pay their licences
mol.im

Dozens of furious TV viewers REFUSE to pay their licences

People tweeted to say they had cancelled their bills as opposition to the move grows. One of the most moving contributions to the debate came yesterday from WWII veteran Victor Gregg.
mol.im mol.im
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But will they claw back £15 million from Ross and other overpaid entertainers etc. ?
 
Signalcalc said:
It’s started, now if we all did it, the BBC would be in a mess which would serve them right.

Dozens of furious TV viewers REFUSE to pay their licences
mol.im

Dozens of furious TV viewers REFUSE to pay their licences

People tweeted to say they had cancelled their bills as opposition to the move grows. One of the most moving contributions to the debate came yesterday from WWII veteran Victor Gregg.
mol.im mol.im
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Bit ironic that if you go to prison for not having a TV licence, when you're inside you can watch TV for free and don't need a licence!
 
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It is all very well the Tory candidates coming out with grandiose tax plans etc, BUT they don't mention the fact that the next Prime Minister will be hamstrung completely and won't be able to get anything passed in Parlt. without the cooperation of some others.
 
You couldn't imagine the rest of the Tory drongos doing this could you?

 
Signalcalc said:
Itchy finger hovering over the TV Licence cancel button, anyone else TV license free?

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Ditching the TV licence doesn't have to mean ditching TV altogether. Today, for your information, we give the low down on some of the...
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BBC makes me tired. Agenda ridden organisation, not fit for purpose.(n)


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Leadership debate: BBC defends vetting process after imam's tweets emerge

Abdullah Patel's controversial tweets have led to him being suspended by his employer and his mosque.
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