Let the BBC compete in the open market like any other broadcaster.

@iamrocketray

2 ай бұрын

NEVER going to happen, its the governments main propaganda machine and as the Gov controls the purse strings, the BBC does what its told.

@123roger4321

2 ай бұрын

Yes that’s the answer for the bbc as they know they are protected by the government which is where the debate should be made for them to ether go behind a pay wall or go commercial

@bloodreport146

2 ай бұрын

they do compete through their sales on BBC, BBC Studios and BBC America to name just a few. They earn millions of pounds each year through these sales.

@Demun1649

2 ай бұрын

@@bloodreport146 Over £3 BILLION, actually. Why does it need that much?

@user-dl6pn9kp8m

2 ай бұрын

​@@Demun1649wokism is expensive

Time to scrap the house of Lords

@user-xq6me6pd7q

2 ай бұрын

agreed

@fionagregory9147

2 ай бұрын

Yes. Give money back to taxpayers or build much needed prisons with it.

@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw

2 ай бұрын

Watching this, I'm so happy that I no longer live in the UK.

@user-wu1dv6jk5s

2 ай бұрын

Jeffrey Archer sits in the HOL to this day, despite being convicted of a serious criminal offence!

@saorsa5

2 ай бұрын

End the union shuv that unoin flag .

I've got two great ideas, let's scrap the licence fee and also the House of Lords! The BBC needs to stand on it's on two feet and stop crying for mummy.

@arthuroldale-ki2ev

2 ай бұрын

You mean Auntie!

@AlanSmith-xu3lo

2 ай бұрын

Ye but this is ripoff Britain

@amandahudson2038

2 ай бұрын

You mean nanny

@peternewlove4123

Ай бұрын

AND REMOVE ALL EXPENCES, TRAVEL, AND THEN CLOSE OPTION OF MPS TO APPOINT ANYONE , ITS THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE.

@robertvipers4681

Ай бұрын

spot on.

If ever there was a waste of public money it is The House of Lords. The sooner it ceases the better.

@williamgardner2739

Ай бұрын

@maryroseHine Now you have me crying, what would the POOR politicians do when they become 65 pensioners age?

@sarahstrong7174

19 күн бұрын

The house of Lords is fine as long as they let me join.​@@williamgardner2739

@sarahstrong7174

19 күн бұрын

​​@@williamgardner2739The House of Lords do have some good points. They have more time to look into matters than M.P.s & sometimes make good decisions. I do get the point about it not being very democratic though.

@THEFORBIDDENMAN-lk7of

14 күн бұрын

LEST SCRAP THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 37% DID NOT VOTE THEY ARE THE LARGEST PARTY IN THE NATION

@oml81mm

12 күн бұрын

This is NOT about the house of Lords!

Put the BBC on subscription , this will solve the problem democratically !

@michelleyewdall3027

2 күн бұрын

Isn't that what the licence is

@abeonthehill166

2 күн бұрын

@@michelleyewdall3027 ….no, if i watch ITV and not the BBC, i still must pay this Licence Fee . This is unfair and not democratic in the 21’st Century

Drain the swamp and the Lords.

@williamgardner2739

Ай бұрын

Yes get rid of the lords, why do we need two governments who can`t agree with each other. Just think of the savings of money and lost time if we could scrap them for good. And that can apply` to Welch / Scottish / and northern Irish governments too. A case of two many chiefs and not enough braves.

@oml81mm

12 күн бұрын

This is NOT about the House of Lords!

Why should the British people be forced to pay for a broadcasting station to stay in business.Also, why should we have to pay to watch another stations content that has nothing to do with the BBC. No other company in the country could get away with this. It is crazy that in today's world of broadcasting this shit is still allowed.😡😡🤬 .

@user-wu1dv6jk5s

2 ай бұрын

You anwered your own question, people need to grow spines and tell the gov to go fck its self

@fusiliers1

2 ай бұрын

How can you be forced No one in this world can force you to do nothing you don’t want to

@saorsa5

2 ай бұрын

Bollocks to thos British people bullshit . Britain is not a country . Scottish never British .bollocks to the bbc British bias nonsense .

@iamrocketray

2 ай бұрын

@@fusiliers1 Simple if its added to Council Tax for example and you don't pay it, you will be taken to court. If its added to your broadband fee's you will be FORCED to Pay it or lose your internet services. I say leave it as it is, then if you want to watch Live TV legally you will pay your TV license fee. If you don't watch live TV then you quite legally don't pay for a TV license, as I have done(not done?) for many years. Politicians will never change things for your or my benefit, So any change is going to cost us.

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

No reason at all and regarding the future funding of the BBC, the report from the House of Lords may well be part of a scheme to prepare us for it being funded through taxation post 2027. This would be a method even more iniquitous than the current one and would entrench the BBC in its dire "entertainment" output and political bias in its news and current affairs programmes. Hopefully, politicians will recognise the injustice within the proposals and not give it the go-ahead but I have little confidence that they will do this and, if we have a Labour government, none at all..

Why should I pay the BBC to watch a NON BBC channel? I don't have to pay Tesco to shop at any other supermarket or shop. It doesn't make sense to me.

@williamgardner2739

Ай бұрын

Maybe we should charge the BBC a fee for SEX with our partners, the service is there whether they do or don`t use it. Fair is fair i say i wonder how the BBC would respond to that?

@juliette2439

18 күн бұрын

Just another criminal tax

@jmshrrsn

18 күн бұрын

The TV Licence is an anachronism, much like the organisation it funds.

@paulclairethomas1344

7 күн бұрын

They must of got their inspiration from Amazon..as you have to pay to shop there..What a society we live in

@stefanr.3495

6 күн бұрын

Yes, it aplies even for watching live tv from other countries, via streaming or satellite...

Scandalous robbing the public

@kevindarkstar

2 ай бұрын

And pretty much always have

@Chancellor638

2 ай бұрын

There should be a sim sot on every Television where you insert a BBC sim which you pay a monthly or yearly subscription this would save enforcement fees for the BBC and ensure you only paid for what you needed.

@darenliddle4411

2 ай бұрын

only iff you pay for it

@kevindarkstar

2 ай бұрын

@@darenliddle4411 or fall for it 😉

@williamgardner2739

Ай бұрын

@@Chancellor638 I agree it is a much fairer way to pay. If anyone can think of a better way, let us hear it.

TV will work perfectly fine without a licence

@crisdeeming2758

2 ай бұрын

Same as my van.

@Leon011

2 ай бұрын

​@@crisdeeming2758what??

@skippystirling9770

2 ай бұрын

Mine works great too

@darenliddle4411

2 ай бұрын

funny that so does mine

@harris4018

Ай бұрын

it would proberly work better with out the bbc

There is no reason today to pay for a license. The reasons for the license were made 100 years ago but things have changed and the BBC should catch up.

@rigamortice

2 ай бұрын

Would you pay Tesco to allow you to shop at Aldi NO! but you pay BBC to watch ITV

@JaSon-wc4pn

2 ай бұрын

The BBC should go encrypted And anyone who wants to purchase premium telly Can phone up for a unique 12 digit code. Make freeview free

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

its just extortion and attempted bullying ..

@iamrocketray

2 ай бұрын

The Government of the day use TV to push propaganda, so they want the TV license to stay so they have a hold on The BBC in particular, e.g. withdraw/reduce funds if they don't cooperate. So any change in licensing will be to make more of us pay, NOT less!

@iamrocketray

2 ай бұрын

@@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361 Not attempted bullying, ACTUAL bullying!

Nothing but a rip off BBC propaganda

@brimkathstampex2306

2 ай бұрын

Quite right. The BBC is simply the propaganda wing of the Government.

It's up to them to prove you're watching live TV without a TV licence not you to disprove. Say nothing 🤫 Sign nothing ✍️ ✋

@rosemarymay3914

2 күн бұрын

Don’t let them in if they come they can’t prove anything if they don’t see or hear you watching live tv

But everyone else around the world get to watch BBC without a licence for free :( RIP OF BRITAIN

@jacquelineloaring2438

19 күн бұрын

No! robbing bbc, I’ve not watched any tv whatsoever for must be getting on for 7/8 years,much prefer to read books, I used to buy a license, but never watched any tv, and have absolutely no interest in starting now.

@Bisley56

18 күн бұрын

'Fraid that's not quite right, tolman. The only way to receive BBC programmes when not in the UK is via satellite or through a service provider such as a cable TV company which includes the BBC among their offerings. These companies are NOT cheap or free, be assured. Any revenues for BBC owned content will then be passed on to the BBC, minus a fee of course. If you wish to receive the BBC using a dish (parabolic antenna) in Europe for example you need a very big one to get anywhere decent quality reception, they too are NOT cheap although of course the BBC gets nothing in this case. Why is the reception of British programmes so poor in Europe? Simple, the BBC has deliberately engineered the footprint of their content, via the Astra satellite to drop off dramatically any further west than the west of the republic of Ireland and any further east than the Dutch coast. Crafty, eh? Sorry, no rip-off Britain there, the BBC has stymied that one. You may also be interested to know that the broadcasting services which are funded by a licence fee in Germany are made freely available to anyone who cares to erect to a satellite dish anywhere in Europe, including the UK - a case of ripped off Germany? I guess the Germans are not quite so parsimonious. Oh, and the licence fee in Germany is considerably higher than its British equivalent.

Not paid a penny for 14yrs. I'll never pay again.

@bigbabatunde1218

2 ай бұрын

How did you like battling them for the last 14 years?

@The_Mystery_Man_2024

2 ай бұрын

@@bigbabatunde1218 Battling them? What getting one letter per month and the odd goon at the door... Easy.

@bigbabatunde1218

2 ай бұрын

@@The_Mystery_Man_2024 It would have escalated to more than that over 14 years. You aren't telling fibs are you?

@The_Mystery_Man_2024

2 ай бұрын

@@bigbabatunde1218 Escalated? 🤣 I'm coming on to 15yrs now. They can't do nothing if you know your rights. It's very - very simple. Never speak to them. 🤫 Never sign anything ✍️ Ignore all letters. 😑 Do not let them in. ⛔ It's very simple 😁👍

@bigbabatunde1218

2 ай бұрын

@@The_Mystery_Man_2024 If it was that easy no one would pay. Fib a lot do you?

Tax for propaganda and even if you hate the support of peado's

@indigohammer5732

2 ай бұрын

Your Tax paid for the NHS to ignore Saville’s rape and necrophilia.

@user-hu7pm2yd4u

2 ай бұрын

What has paedo's got to do with things?

@Zodliness

2 ай бұрын

*DITTO* I refuse to fund Britain's biggest (government backed) paedophile protection ring. 🤔😉

@DaveThompsonfairlife4all

2 ай бұрын

Why do you spell it like that? Is it cos you're gonna talk nonsense so no need to spell it correctly? The BBC actively partake in their persecution. Yes, being treated as a criminal for who you're attracted to is definitely persecution.

@williamgardner2739

Ай бұрын

@3D_Printing That is why BBC means Baby Buggers Company.

The BBC should show advertisements then fund themselves.

@iamrocketray

2 ай бұрын

They are going to do that! BUT STILL CHARGE YOU AN ENTERTAINMENT TAX!

@dalehufton8194

2 ай бұрын

What, like all the other w*** channels?

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

they make so much private profit from overseas sales as well ....-thats our money that paid for them to make private profit in millions . ..Unbelievable !!!!

@dalehufton8194

2 ай бұрын

@@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361 The oversea people don't get those programmes free.

@billbhein2949

2 ай бұрын

I was on holiday abroad recently, the TV in my rented room had the BBC, and it aired adverts during the programmes.. So why not in the UK?

BBC should encrypt their content and make it a subscription service.

@DuncanCorps

2 ай бұрын

That'd be great, except it would disenfranchise large numbers of people who would struggle to understand how to access TV in that way.

@scottpage3133

2 ай бұрын

That's a great idea, they'll soon scrap the fee, robbing bastards !!!!

@EllieMaes-Grandad

Ай бұрын

@@DuncanCorps If they're dumb enough to watch Al Beeb . . . . we should care?

@DelTangBrav

Ай бұрын

The BBC is already a subscription service. I am (quite legally) allowed to watch certain BBC programmes on catch up via ITVX. Because I pay a subscription of £5.99 monthly to Britbox. As the BBC presumably gets a share of my subscription I fail to see how that cannot be considered to be a BBC subscription. I actually consider Britbox to be a better alternative, about half the price of a licence, as it also removes the ads from ITV programs on catch up, saving hours of time.

@kevinfroude8679

10 күн бұрын

Would people who want to watch the BBC still be able to access the content via a normal TV set? Genuinely curious.

Please stop calling it a TV licence, it's BBC licence, that's where the money goes.

I stopped paying the tv tax 4 years ago and I have'nt missed it

@702027848

23 күн бұрын

Never paid it never will! Fascism in an alleged democracy 🤣.

If the BBC want money put adverts in and stop charging people for this ridiculous license that nobody gives a crap about

To hear that the House of lords , lack of capital’s deliberate, is involved says it all. The incumbents are paid a daily sum over double the weekly rate of the average state pension, many of them do not turn up more than a few days a year and occupy an ancient building that must cost millions per year to run. The cost of maintaining this anachronism is met by tax payers. That they should be deciding anything at all is laughable considering they were not elected. The fact that this motley crew ranging from ex footballers, bumbling ex MP’s, council leaders and personal friends of sometimes kicked out Prime Ministers says it all. No wonder we have become the laughing stock of the world.

@briangeorge5935

2 ай бұрын

Hear hear, well said

@steveg7368

Ай бұрын

Absolutely, spot on. House of Scroungers is a more apt title !

@derekpurdie7264

Ай бұрын

I totally agree 👍

@oml81mm

12 күн бұрын

This is NOT about the House of Lords!

If they put the tv tax on to Council Tax, I will simply not pay the tv tax portion of the council tax. I do not watch anything on the BBC and I refuse point blank to pay for it. They can lock me up for all I care, they can't lock us all up.

@Dr.Gunsmith

2 ай бұрын

Keep a cell bed for me then as I will be joining ya 😂

@martin4787

2 ай бұрын

@@Dr.Gunsmith It won't take many of us to make them realise what a bad idea that was. A bit like the Poll Tax.🙂

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

A brave stance; I wish you the best of luck should this become the way the BBC is funded.

@martin4787

2 ай бұрын

@@anonnemo2504 It's a matter of principal. I'm sick to death of being ripped off by whoever is in government. They can pay for me for a change, instead of me paying for them.

@psychodrilla

2 ай бұрын

Well stated. Me too, I'd rather go to prison than give them my money..

I would refuse to pay the tv licence fee part of my council tax as I don't watch tv

Just stop paying it, and don't engage with them. I'm 20+ years

We all must have a protest and bring London to a standstill if they ever try the tv tax bs with us.

@psychodrilla

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree. They just can't get enough money from people. It's an absolute disgrace.

@MartinFarrell1972

2 ай бұрын

I'm up for that.

If the fee comes in via the Council Tax, contact the council, ask what percentage of the council tax charge is for the BBC and with-hold.

@MikeEves

Ай бұрын

Spot on.

Everyone should stop paying their tv licence fee, stop your direct debits, and phone tv licencing and tell them you dont need them.

The tone of the letters is disgraceful, even when they acknowledge you don't need a license the letter is threatening. As you've explained, the rules for what you can and can't watch are confusing and both the letters and rules are intentionally confusing so that a conversation ends up 'entrapping' you. NEVER let them in the house, NEVER explain anything. Just say "we don't need one" and close the door.

Not had a tv licence for 15 years perfectly legally

@MikeEves

2 ай бұрын

I've not had a gun licence too

@brimkathstampex2306

2 ай бұрын

A bit pointless. You don't watch any TV that requires a licence.

@mitchmitchell7470

2 ай бұрын

@@brimkathstampex2306 no need to get to see everything on catch up and lots more. When I want to watch it.

Ive not had a license for over 32 years. I dont want one and will not pay for one in any guise

Not watched BBC for at least 30 yesrs.

@iamrocketray

2 ай бұрын

Fine! BUT if you instead watch just ITV or ANY other channel as its broadcast you still have to pay the BBC TV Tax. How can that be right?

@dalehufton8194

2 ай бұрын

@@iamrocketray It's a TV licence as required in a number of countries including this one.

@Johnsmith-ko9yj

2 ай бұрын

Respect, I'm at 15 years.

@Zodliness

2 ай бұрын

Be proud, it's not like giving up an alcohol addiction! 😂

@dalehufton8194

2 ай бұрын

@EdStraker720 ​ @EdStraker720 I said that the item in question was a TV licence (not a BBC licence as someone was confused believing it should just be for watching BBC programmes). I said that this country and others require that you have one to watch live TV. How does Wiki show me to be a fool?

I used to work for the BBC but have never felt that the licence was appropriate. It is an outdated concept that, if the money was shared between all UK broadcasters I would say it was then reasonable but as it stands, the fact I really can't turn on my TV without having to pay the BBC for the right to do it. What annoys me more though is that the BBC pushed the digital transfer during the time I worked for them on the basis that one of its advantages was that it could be encrypted such that you would need to have a CI slot card to decode it. That of course had to be paid for specifically to the service. If the BBC really think that the TV tax is appropriate then we need to kill off this idea as a matter of urgency. There should be no levy no coercion, no trickery we should not pay for government propaganda which is basically what we are doing and the only people to decide that we have to pay are the very people that want that propaganda broadcast. Disgusting.

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

Regarding the future funding of the BBC, the report from the House of Lords may well be part of a scheme to prepare us for it being funded through taxation post 2027. This would be a method even more iniquitous than the current one and would entrench the BBC in its dire "entertainment" output and political bias in its news and current affairs programmes. Hopefully, politicians will recognise the injustice within the proposals and not give it the go-ahead but I have little confidence that they will do this and, if we have a Labour government, none at all.

@DuncanCorps

2 ай бұрын

I'd expect someone who used to work for BBC to be more correctly informed.

The letters are misleading and can be seen as threatening to some. They are not worth the paper they are written on, the claims that you are under investigation or similar are bogus. The licensing visitors are salesmen or women who are there to earn their commission from selling a license. It’s worth noting they cannot enter your home without a warrant or your permission. In order to get a warrant they must have some sort of proof you are doing something wrong, they can do this if they catch you watching something you should not be watching like live tv. If they arrive at your home and start asking questions like are you the occupier? Then politely ask who are you? Please identify yourself? There’s no law that says you have to open your door to anyone, keep the security chain on and remember to be firm but polite. Saying “No thank you” will probably mean they will go away empty handed, don’t sign anything as you have no idea what they are asking you to sign for, it has been known for them to use this as method of claiming a confession. Don’t let the visitors in as they will then try to bombard you with questions to try and catch you out, it’s almost a form of entrapment. If you can buy a Ring video doorbell as it will let you see who’s at the door and then you can save yourself the trouble of getting up unnecessarily. Some companies have a password scheme so you know they are genuinely visiting you. Be careful of unexpected people offering to do jobs for you like weeding or your gutters, it’s a common scam and can be hard to get out of. Never agree to anything on the doorstep and be extra cautious of folk folk that offer to give you discount for cash,they probably don’t have a business card or anything like insurance. If you need jobs done at home then ask family and trusted friends for advice or a recommendation. Word of mouth is still useful as it were. Be safe and be secure.

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

Sound advice. A video doorbell may also be useful should an "enforcement officer" make false representation in any application for a warrant. As you say, these people are salesmen working for Capita. I decided not to redeclare "no licence needed" because I saw no reason why an organisation with whom I wish to have no dealings, especially an organisation with a deserved reputation for dishonesty and sharp practice, should be able to link my name to my address in their database (I cannot keep my address out of it, of course). Although I now receive more letters from Capita, they are addressed to the "Legal Occupier".

Not had a licence for 5 years saved loads of dosh.

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

exactly ...200 plus quid buys a nice amount of wine + beer ...-essential for living in Todays Britain ......

@brimkathstampex2306

2 ай бұрын

But that's because you don't watch any live TV etc do you?

not paying a company that used to employ the likes of jimmy saville,period......

What a lot of people do not realise is the bbc have used licence payers money to buy commercial TV stations so they now get a huge second income from Advertising, they own Gold, Dave, drama, Yesterday, Watch, Home, Good Food, Eden, Alibi, Samsung TV, Pluto TV, Living W, all of those carry advertising so why is the licence fee still increasing every year.

@jmshrrsn

18 күн бұрын

Just so we’re clear: “As the principal commercial arm of the BBC Group, BBC Studios - led by CEO Tom Fussell - is responsible for generating revenue and profits which are returned to the BBC to support the licence fee. The business receives no public funds.”

how about tey pay me for transmitting there unwanted signal into my house

@Zodliness

2 ай бұрын

Why not indeed: www.gov.uk/government/publications/radiofrequency-electromagnetic-fields-health-effects

Do not waste your time or money informing them you don't require a licence. They clearly state this DOES NOT make you exempt from their harassment. Do exactly what the law requires if you don't require a licence... Which is: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

@MikeEves

Ай бұрын

Exactly. The letters, online forms, visits etc. are not even part of the legislation. It's something the BBC made up.

dont watch tv and dont want to so it would be extortion to make me pay for nothing.

@iamrocketray

2 ай бұрын

But that's what will happen if they abolish the present system, because they are whining about people cancelling now! they need to fill that shortfall and a media tax paid either by Council Tax or broadband fee's is what will happen.

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

@@iamrocketray its bluff.....they are trying to 'take the money and run ' before they are forced to close down . . . .

@semperatis

2 ай бұрын

I don't own a TV either,I sold mine over 5 years ago now.....best decision I ever made.

@MikeEves

Ай бұрын

@@iamrocketray Even if they could I still wouldn't pay. Nobody can force you. "No." Is a sentence, learn that.

the gov playing games through the council. We must protest.

The confusion for the older people is being robbed in plane view by gangsters. We older folk have morals and ethics It not something we would lower ourselves to do.

@keithawhosoever5384

2 ай бұрын

​@@random_Person347I do watch my television without a 'license to steal' . However , it's now to watch Utube and Amazon Prime ( when I'm offered free trials or half price monthly subscriptions.)😊

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

Private ownership is key .....

Been license free since 10yrs ago. I’m abiding by the legal restrictions. Yet, the BBC , the only bbc company of all its myriad of them, that makes a loss every year, even though nearly £4 billion is generated by the tv tax. Your are under NO obligation to inform anyone or allow anyone into your home. Don’t talk to them, if they visit, don’t contact the bbc, it’s Not required, by law. If the tv license gets put on our ever increasing council tax, I’m out...

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

Sound advice. I declared no licence needed after cancelling my TV licence direct debit. After two years, I did not redeclare and these are the two main reasons why. Although fewer letters were received during the declaration period, they did not cease altogether and I have since learned that Capita may still visit "just to check" no licence is really needed. I saw no reason why an organisation with whom I wish to have no dealings, especially an organisation with a deserved reputation for dishonesty and sharp practice, should be able to link my name to my address in their database (I cannot keep my address out of it, of course). Although I now receive more letters from Capita, they are addressed to the "Legal Occupier". Regarding the future funding of the BBC, the report from the House of Lords may well be part of a scheme to prepare us for it being funded through taxation post 2027. This would be a method even more iniquitous than the current one and would entrench the BBC in its dire "entertainment" output and political bias in its news and current affairs programmes. Hopefully, politicians will recognise the injustice within the proposals and not give it the go-ahead but I have little confidence that they will do this and, if we have a Labour government, none at all..

@AnthonyStafford-qx5hx

2 ай бұрын

Pay per view it is that simple don't want it f...k off

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

therres no 'Legality' to it . ..thats the con . . . .its demanding money with menaces ...respond as you would a bully or thief . . .end of .

@derekporter7658

2 ай бұрын

If they try to force it on your council tax, just pay the council tax bit (water, sewage and council services) and if they try to take you to court etc, get legal support and present your case as I'm not paying for it as my local council don't have a broadcast license or have a TV station. They can't argue against it, and it has to be thrown out. Stand firm.

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

@@derekporter7658 Good luck with that. Water and sewage charges are not paid to local councils, by the way. Water companies collect those.

BBC presenters are told to never say “pro abortion” but use “Pro Choice” and always use “ anti abortion” never “pro life” BIAS?

Millions of British households no longer pay the bbc poll tax, why not join them?

I think we should have a smash your TV day. The best thing I ever did was getting rid of the TV. There is a life without it, it's one of living in your own space and not in fear. Get rid and ignore all correspondence and do not open the door.

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

Good advice ...taking these petty crooks even half-seriously is the main problem . . . .

Not had a TV since 2019. Don't miss it. Not going to pay in any way for something I do not use.

65 and never had a licence, never will either!!! Corrupt tv from the beeb

I've cancelled mine, can't even be arsed to ring them and tell them I don't need one!!!

Send the letters back "RETURN TO SENDER" & flood them with their own junk mail

@robtheplod

2 ай бұрын

Pointless doing this as postoffice/bbc have a policy of no returns.... forward letters to your mp instead

@kawasakiaddiction6296

2 ай бұрын

The letters are never returned. Binned at your local MC.

@kawasakiaddiction6296

2 ай бұрын

@Rickon82517 that's all good if you want to imprison yourself. For what?

@zog97xy

2 ай бұрын

Yes you do that and they will make an example of you by sending goons round.

@zog97xy

2 ай бұрын

@@kawasakiaddiction6296 Wrong! he is doing the right thing.

Do we need more tax to be forced? I don't think so

ive been binning those letters for 25 years now

A few years the BBC produced publicity campaign parading all of the wonderful programmes they make and telling us what good value for money it all was. I remember thinking, ‘I only watch a very small fraction of the programmes and I would never find enough time in the day to watch them all, so why am I paying for all of this content I can’t watch or just don’t want to watch’. The license fee doesn’t seem like good value to me..

I don't watch any TV or catch up services, which apart from iPlayer and what they call live broadcast would be perfectly legal without a licence. If the BBC trademark wants to carry on they can do that but it's about time to end the BBC. Television in general has become an wasteful unnecessary technology.

Would Tesco get the cops to take my door off it’s hinges because I shop at Iceland 🤨

@tpbcpeople

2 ай бұрын

We live in a fascist state - therefore, they probably would!

@DuncanCorps

2 ай бұрын

No, but it'd be quite reasonable for Tesco to send the police to speak with you if you kept taking stuff from their stores without paying for it.

@MikeEves

2 ай бұрын

@@DuncanCorps They would need evidence. I don't have a TV licence, that is not evidence.

@MikeEves

Ай бұрын

How would they know where you live?

When I was younger and didn’t know any better they robbed me and find me, saying I had to pay the TV license because I owned a video recorder that didn’t work and I had no TV at the time. Sly rats.

@rdrhouse

2 ай бұрын

that's theft.

Every day living legally license free is a day to celebrate !

I won't be paying it, law or not. Roll it into council tax? Council tax will not be paid.

Coupling the BBC license fee to council tax or internet charges is outrageous. All we are doing is guaranteeing the enormous wages of celebrities and BBC directors at public cost. The is no democratic approval here and all the while the BBC continues to make expensive content that we just don’t need or want.

I have over 30 unopened 'To the legal occupier' Tv licence letters , I know many others have been collecting them and think someone needs to arrange a mass 'nobody here by that name, return to sender' event where all of us send one back each day and the Tv licencing harassment office is flooded with thousands of their own junk mail. Regarding an antenna being plugged into a TV, that does not require a TV licence, you only need a licence to watch Live TV, it is totally legal to use a TV through a TV antenna to access DAB radio, this was confirmed years ago and clarified that its ONLY viewing live TV broadcasts on equipment and anything other than Live TV does not require a licence, even if its received through the antenna on a TV.

If it weren't for my wife liking to watch Gardener's World on BBC 1, we wouldn't bother with a licence. The people who knock on your door are not enforcement officers, they are licence salesmen. They have no authority, don't even speak to them, just close the door.

Notice on your door means they cant knock

How about putting self assessment tax returns behind a paywall so hmrc have to pay to see it?

@southerncomfortuk

2 ай бұрын

🤣 I’m still waiting for some bright spark to invent a device that blocks the signals of any unwanted TV stations from entering my home without a password. Sky & Netflix etc. have technology to prevent non subscribers from viewing their content without a password. Maybe in the near future it will be possible to make this happen in reverse with a little device in the home.

You can only be forced to pay if you acknowledge it. I heard about someone who has not paid it in over 15yrs 😉, If you throw every letter in the bin and just ignore it , the is not a damn thing in the world they can do about it legally. Even if a Capital commissioned based salesman knocks at your door ( they get a £40 bonus for every household who admits not having a licence, with no more powers than a washing machine repairman or a lollipop lady to ask you personal questions ) just smile and close the door without a word. Your troubles only start when you cannot keep your mouth shut.

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

good one .

Do you appreciate that the BBC HAS SPENT £190 million in an attempt to make you buy a TV Licence

@greymatters1950

2 ай бұрын

Oh the irony, lol

Why can't they just take adverts like the other TV channels?

@robtheplod

2 ай бұрын

No reason to as enough people continue to just give them money...

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

fat salaries for the countrys'Eton' class spongers . . . . .Leeches

@stevegreen5552

2 ай бұрын

Good question. I believe the BBC own UKTV (Dave, Yesterday, W, Drama) and get advertising revenue from that.

@darenliddle4411

2 ай бұрын

because its easy for them to sit on their arses and watch the money come in

@DuncanCorps

2 ай бұрын

It'll be in the royal charter which dictates what they do and how. And anyway... Since TV Licence is a Government tax, even if BBC became independently funded the TV Licence could continue (nice bit of income for the treasury).

Capita are awful. They must make so much money off our taxes. They are also used by DWP when disabled people claim their benefits and have the humiliation of either not getting what they are entitled to or having the embarrassment of going through the court process because someone at capita uses questions to trick and confuse people.

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

Indeed they are. I did not redeclare "no licence needed" after two years of being licence free. I saw no reason why an organisation with whom I wish to have no dealings, especially an organisation with a deserved reputation for dishonesty and sharp practice, should be able to link my name to my address in their database (I cannot keep my address out of it, of course). Although I now receive more letters from Capita, they are addressed to the "Legal Occupier".

@DelTangBrav

2 ай бұрын

​@@anonnemo2504 That "legal occupier" does tend to imply that they don't give a damn if squatters occupying the premises watch TV without a licence. Not very responsible in my opinion! 😊

@chrisnewell-7758

2 ай бұрын

​@@DelTangBravI am covered by a no licence needed declaration, the letters to legal occupier whatever come now from a different address... lol. Scam

@DelTangBrav

2 ай бұрын

@@chrisnewell-7758 The "no licence required" declaration DOES NOT cover you from being visited to check if you are one of a small minority of people who falsely submit the declaration. It merely means they will not warn you in advance of such a visit. They say as much in their acknowledgement of receiving the declaration.

@chrisnewell-7758

2 ай бұрын

@DelTangBrav I'm sure the email said we will not contact you again until nearer the time to re-declare... yet still their letters come, from the other address. I have written the reference number on it in case I need it to hand. I do not have a TV since the last one broke years ago

cancelled my licence 8 years ago and never looked back, was sick of the BBC forcing their views onto me, well no more

@peterloftus6259

2 күн бұрын

I’ve been clean from the Licence for two years now..

They can’t tell if you are watching live TV remotely.

I stopped watching their awful TV , got fed up with all the Wokery and Filth, and Foul language.

@greymatters1950

14 күн бұрын

Good for you. It's awful isn't it.

@irenecase7786

5 күн бұрын

It is absolutely dreadful.

Sales men if they come mine god help them they won't come again

Havent paid it for 4 years, no comebacks. Dont watch it, so not paying for it. Anyone who pays is a mug.

I have not held a license or watched any TV channel for 38yrs and over the moon that I do not contribute to the disgusting salaries handed out to staff. Stop the license and make them EARN their wages not suck up on the British Tax payer.

It is time for the BBC to become subscription only and replace the license fee entirely.

no contact no contract

Why are we not highlighting the fact that the BBC are a corporation, Trading as a company and therefore, a mutual contract between both parties is needed in order to watch their programs.

@timg1246

2 ай бұрын

We don't do that because it is not true.

@ellagrace27306

2 ай бұрын

@@timg1246 I assume that you are one of the Sheeple who subscribe to the BBC tripe

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

a private corporation masquerading as a publically owned service . .. -Trade descriptions act ... ?

@timg1246

2 ай бұрын

​@@ellagrace27306You are wrong again. I don't have a TV licence. What you are spouting is legal nonsense.

@ellagrace27306

2 ай бұрын

@@timg1246 OK, so that would mean that all companies could demand that you buy their products, or they will take you to court

If this joke ever gets passed they better be getting a rather large complaints dept.

@timg1246

2 ай бұрын

They get around that by simply not registering complaints. When I got their threatening letters, I phoned to complain. They flatly refused to register it as a complaint. Amazing, from a government bureaucracy.

Household tax akin to robbery if it happens .

I haven't watched BBC TV for years and certainly don't miss it. I don't even listen to BBC radio where the day of the wonder 247 radio days are over and so many more radio stations elsewhere. I can't believe that an entertainment product has to be licenced and always wondered why other broadcasters don't complain over it.

The explanations in this video are brilliant, easily 10 out of 10 for accuracy of information. It makes a vast change from most other media sources that haven't got a clue on the subject. It was also great that chilli jon carn got an honourable mention. The Lords commitee must be seriously out of touch, it wouldn't surprise me if one of their establishment perks is a free TV Licence. It seems incredulous that any company or corporation expects mountains of gifted money but do so little in return. Those in power know that the current TV Licence model won't last much longer as more and more people opt out of the system. Trying to preserve the inefficient BBC is far too costly and wasteful. People are starting to realise that the BBC is no where near as wonderful and vital as it's made out to be.

It is outrageous (but so is paying the Beeb to watch Any other Channel) I'm sure they would like it on the Income Tax so everybody (working) would pay ? £169.50 value for money = NO ! Let them show Adverts and/or have Subs --- just decriminalize non-payment.

I disagree. A no licence needed declaration actually _increases_ the likelihood of getting a visit.

@greymatters1950

2 ай бұрын

Not happened yet in four years, so 🤞 for the future.

@saxon-mt5by

2 ай бұрын

I completed the No Licence Required declaration over forty years ago, and have received one visit in all that time. I confirm my declaration when asked (is it every two years?) and have never felt under pressure.

@alanhargreaves-thevoiceofr2361

2 ай бұрын

youre right ...there is no need to even take them seriously ...they are a private company masquerading as a public utility ..- a con artist .

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

You may well be right there. I declared no licence needed after cancelling my TV licence direct debit. After two years, I did not redeclare and these are the two main reasons why. Although fewer letters were received during the declaration period, they did not cease altogether and I have since learned that Capita may still visit "just to check" no licence is really needed. This is confirmed by a statement from Capita that a proportion of people who have declared "no licence needed" do actually need to have a licence. How would they know without carrying out a visit? I saw no reason why an organisation with whom I wish to have no dealings, especially an organisation with a deserved reputation for dishonesty and sharp practice, should be able to link my name to my address in their database (I cannot keep my address out of it, of course). Although I now receive more letters from Capita, they are addressed to the "Legal Occupier".

@timg1246

2 ай бұрын

​@@saxon-mt5byIf you are not under pressure, why make the declaration ? People make the declaration precisely because, if they don't they will be subjected to an endless harassment campaign of threatening letters.

If that happens I expect Lot of the BBC transmission infrastructure will get damaged just like the ULEZ cameras.

@Sadie595

2 ай бұрын

That's a great idea 💡 👍

Why should a pensioner over 75 pay a licence fee

@Tony-Thompson

10 күн бұрын

Why, for that metter, should ANYONE pay a licence fee? Who cares what other countries do? I don't. We are in the UK. The BBC started as a cartel of radio manufacturers, wanting to popularise radio and therefore maximise sales. Then the director general, Reith, took the helm with his patronising religious misery (Sundays were great fun, for many years... I don't think). The BBC has run out of purpose and time, become an anachrtonism, a mammoth or even a dinosaur and is far from fit for purpose, far too BIG an organisation of jobs for the boys and is profligate at spending (wasting) the money it gets given unwillingly by the public. Time to close business. There's absolutely no need for the BBC is this 21st century. Keir, are you listening?

This has been my bother for years now. Keep the damn licence. Why? Because with all of those wanting it to be scrapped the likelihood is another TAX and the discussions have been a Media TAX on Broadband or even added to Council TAX. I don't pay for a license because we simply do not watch it ever ! I get all the letters of course and have made videos about them as I put them in the bin.

@timg1246

2 ай бұрын

It won't go on council tax because there is bound to be a non-paymeny campaign. Councils are already against it.

The BBC Propaganda Department has been operating since WWII & it is still very active.

BBC are taking the piss.

When the BBC own so many private companies and also show ads of UK TV which they own why should they need money from us? All other TV companies use ads to fund themselves so the BBC should do the same.The BBC is as out of date with reality as the House of Lords and for that matter House of Commons.My own personal view is to close down the BBC once and for all as they have made no useful contribution to UK television or radio for at least the last twenty years.

'Quality programs and the BBC' incompatible and implausible sprang to mind on hearing that sentence.

It's completely unacceptable democratic force to pay for something you dont want by a company

The consumption of entertainment and propaganda should be voluntary. I already pay a rate for a parish hall miles away I only ever go to at election time

Thanking you for your help and videos

License free for 25 years..........TV works fine🤡🌎

@timpearce3314

2 ай бұрын

Nearly 18 years licence free now, Iv,e had all the annoying threatening letters and threats of visits, ! there are only two rules to follow, 1. Bin the junk mail and don,t worry about it, 2. Don,t answer the door to anyone you don,t know, (install a "spy hole") if you forget and open your door" on the chain!" ask who they are, and when they say T.V.licencing, don,t engage any conversation and simply close your door, these are "salesmen" and have no rights at all! in all the years of being threatened with a visit, I still have yet to see one! it,s all nonsense just to make you part with your money.... 🤐🤫😤🤣🤣.....

I have not had a TV licence for over 20 years, fortunately, the way I live I do not pay council tax. I would hate to have to pay for the awful BBC for which I have not watched for over 20 years unless I have been away from home and someone else has it on.

@greymatters1950

15 күн бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Thanks for your contribution

The council tax is not enforceable as there is no liability orders since 2006

@anonnemo2504

2 ай бұрын

Good luck to anyone refusing to pay it on those grounds.

@MikeEves

Ай бұрын

@@anonnemo2504 I haven't paid it for years. Nothing happens except BS letters which we binned.

@anonnemo2504

Ай бұрын

@@MikeEves What? Council Tax and nobody's sent the bailiffs round?

Very noble of you to highlight this subject. Sadly the licence will remain wither we like it or not ? at the very best we will have to pay a media tax along with our council tax. And the government supporters of the crap BBC who no doubt take a rake off ? will back it, House Of Lords will support the beloved BBC.

whatever it is i will not pay it.

Why not bring back window tax, they need all the money they can get, They will waste it on different stuff than the corrupt tories did

Research from the TaxPayers' Alliance 2023: The total bill for senior BBC staff is estimated at £72.4 million, with £36.1 million being paid to on-air talent, and £36.3 million paid to backroom bosses. This includes 133 named figures who receive over £178,000. A total of 435 staff at the BBC, including backroom bosses and on-air talent, earn over £100,000. Analysis shows the median salary of a BBC employee is 78 per cent higher than the median salary across the UK. Gary Lineker, was paid (2023) £1,352,500 - is that value for money? It's time to pop the BBC's water wings, scrap the TV license and let the BBC sink or swim in the open sea.

@greymatters1950

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your contribution. Veteran news reporter, Michael Cole, said the BBC had 20,000 staff and that included all the staff involved in programme production, from the runners to the stars. Now they make very little of their own content, there is more than 20k. WTF do they do?

It’s time labour scraped the t,v license if they get in power 🎉