| Licence Fee 14:41 - Dec 9 with 2100 views | Guthrum |
'How long can you justify a system whereby everybody who has a TV has to pay to fund a particular set of TV and radio channels?'
As long as is necessary to protect public service broadcasting, minority content and quality programming (especially radio). Also to defend it from commercial and political interference. |  |
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| Licence Fee on 14:48 - Dec 9 with 1719 views | BrixtonBlue |
Well said. I love the Beeb. Radio 6 music has always been great but my GF has got me into Radio 4 now as well. I never knew how good Desert Island Disks was until fairly recently. |  |
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| Licence Fee on 14:50 - Dec 9 with 1710 views | giant_stow |
Yet another example of how dangerous this man is. [Post edited 9 Dec 2019 14:51]
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| Licence Fee on 14:59 - Dec 9 with 1673 views | SomethingBlue |
Deflected nicely from the day's biggest issue though, didn't it. |  |
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| Licence Fee on 15:01 - Dec 9 with 1665 views | wkj |
I fear that BBC Radio 4 would be cut if it was a case of commercial radio. I genuinely love the dramas, comedy and clever people chat on there. |  |
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| Licence Fee on 15:04 - Dec 9 with 1647 views | vapour_trail |
| Licence Fee on 14:59 - Dec 9 by SomethingBlue |
Deflected nicely from the day's biggest issue though, didn't it. |
Exactly. |  |
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| Licence Fee on 15:07 - Dec 9 with 1637 views | SomethingBlue |
They will — rightly — be extremely worried about what happened in that interview. | |
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| Licence Fee on 15:10 - Dec 9 with 1627 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Licence Fee on 14:59 - Dec 9 by SomethingBlue |
Deflected nicely from the day's biggest issue though, didn't it. |
Sears' return to fitness? |  |
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| Licence Fee on 15:17 - Dec 9 with 1603 views | vapour_trail |
| Licence Fee on 15:07 - Dec 9 by SomethingBlue |
They will — rightly — be extremely worried about what happened in that interview. |
Probably. Still don’t think it’ll cut through.
Games up. | |
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| Licence Fee on 15:18 - Dec 9 with 1597 views | DanTheMan |
| Licence Fee on 14:59 - Dec 9 by SomethingBlue |
Deflected nicely from the day's biggest issue though, didn't it. |
This the thing where he took the guys phone?
That was bizarre. |  |
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| Licence Fee on 16:36 - Dec 9 with 1507 views | BrianTablet |
And what's the alternative.... you pay a subscription, get sh*ite programmes AND you get adverts? |  |
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| Licence Fee on 16:41 - Dec 9 with 1486 views | Bluesquid |
The BBC is great!
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| Licence Fee on 17:21 - Dec 9 with 1442 views | chicoazul |
A few things on that.
You don't have to pay a licence fee to own and use a TV. You only need one if you fall under a particular category of user.
If the BBC were to go subscription-only for TV I don't see that as necessarily a bad thing. In fact it could be very good (although i would want to have access to *everything*). I use the BBC extensively and personally would have no problem continuing to pay, and it would almost definitely become the biggest streaming service in the country at its' current price. Several people feel otherwise.
How that would work from the perspective of Radio & online I dont know but perhaps there could be a very small levy on Netflix, Prime, BBC etc subscribers to pay for BBC Radio & online to continue to exist. |  |
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| Licence Fee on 17:37 - Dec 9 with 1410 views | Guthrum |
| Licence Fee on 17:21 - Dec 9 by chicoazul |
A few things on that.
You don't have to pay a licence fee to own and use a TV. You only need one if you fall under a particular category of user.
If the BBC were to go subscription-only for TV I don't see that as necessarily a bad thing. In fact it could be very good (although i would want to have access to *everything*). I use the BBC extensively and personally would have no problem continuing to pay, and it would almost definitely become the biggest streaming service in the country at its' current price. Several people feel otherwise.
How that would work from the perspective of Radio & online I dont know but perhaps there could be a very small levy on Netflix, Prime, BBC etc subscribers to pay for BBC Radio & online to continue to exist. |
What happens when the subscription is considerably higher than the current licence fee, thus putting it beyond the reach of the least well off? Especially as, at least initially, many people would refuse to subscribe on the grounds "it should be free", "I have Sky/Virgin", or "it's biased". | |
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| Licence Fee on 17:40 - Dec 9 with 1404 views | chicoazul |
| Licence Fee on 17:37 - Dec 9 by Guthrum |
What happens when the subscription is considerably higher than the current licence fee, thus putting it beyond the reach of the least well off? Especially as, at least initially, many people would refuse to subscribe on the grounds "it should be free", "I have Sky/Virgin", or "it's biased". |
I don't understand your point. That would make it too expensive full stop, subscription or not. £14 a month or whatever it is, is well within most people's means. | |
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| Licence Fee on 17:44 - Dec 9 with 1392 views | Guthrum |
| Licence Fee on 16:41 - Dec 9 by Bluesquid |
The BBC is great!
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That clip was accurate analysis, at that particular moment. For a brief time, it looked as if Saddam's regime had been relatively easily overthrown and the populace were rejoicing. It took a couple of weeks for the situation to begin dissolving into chaos and violence (especially after the insane decision to summarily dissmiss the entire army and civil service). | |
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| Licence Fee on 17:51 - Dec 9 with 1358 views | Guthrum |
| Licence Fee on 17:40 - Dec 9 by chicoazul |
I don't understand your point. That would make it too expensive full stop, subscription or not. £14 a month or whatever it is, is well within most people's means. |
If the licence fee is abolished, then BBC has to be funded by subscriptions. Unless there is an almost universal take-up (which I think unlikely, at least initially), there will be a considerable shortfall if at the current rate of £14 per month. Which would require either a drastic cut in service, or a significant increase in the subscription fee. | |
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| Licence Fee on 17:55 - Dec 9 with 1340 views | chicoazul |
| Licence Fee on 17:51 - Dec 9 by Guthrum |
If the licence fee is abolished, then BBC has to be funded by subscriptions. Unless there is an almost universal take-up (which I think unlikely, at least initially), there will be a considerable shortfall if at the current rate of £14 per month. Which would require either a drastic cut in service, or a significant increase in the subscription fee. |
If it does go to subscription it will definitely not exist in its' current form, nor should it. No more BBC 1 2 3 or 4. | |
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| Licence Fee on 18:06 - Dec 9 with 1318 views | Guthrum |
| Licence Fee on 17:55 - Dec 9 by chicoazul |
If it does go to subscription it will definitely not exist in its' current form, nor should it. No more BBC 1 2 3 or 4. |
So it will be demolished. I think radio will be one of the first bits to go, especially regional. | |
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| Licence Fee on 18:07 - Dec 9 with 1314 views | chicoazul |
| Licence Fee on 18:06 - Dec 9 by Guthrum |
So it will be demolished. I think radio will be one of the first bits to go, especially regional. |
Not demolished. Changed.
Don't get me wrong btw. I dont like the idea much either and would much rather it stay as it is. But change is in the wind on this topic. | |
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| Licence Fee on 18:11 - Dec 9 with 1306 views | EdwardStone |
| Licence Fee on 17:51 - Dec 9 by Guthrum |
If the licence fee is abolished, then BBC has to be funded by subscriptions. Unless there is an almost universal take-up (which I think unlikely, at least initially), there will be a considerable shortfall if at the current rate of £14 per month. Which would require either a drastic cut in service, or a significant increase in the subscription fee. |
If the cut in service was to get rid of shoite like that execrable "World on Fire" that was on sunday evenings I would be extremely happy
Oh, and they could trim the bloated salaries of Huw Edwards, Laura Deutschland and that tongue tied cheery lass who tries to present the local news in these parts |  | | |
| Licence Fee on 18:17 - Dec 9 with 1291 views | footers |
For a party apparently interested in the defence of our nation, what the Tories seem to be forgetting is the role the BBC has played in terms of soft power for decades. The World Service has been completely decimated by this Tory government; and only now is another scheme being set up to monitor media in other countries, something which also used to be undertaken by the BBC.
What Cumming has planned is a completely free market society, where everything has its price and nothing is sacred. And yet some people still trust them on the NHS. |  |
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| Licence Fee on 18:32 - Dec 9 with 1271 views | Guthrum |
| Licence Fee on 18:07 - Dec 9 by chicoazul |
Not demolished. Changed.
Don't get me wrong btw. I dont like the idea much either and would much rather it stay as it is. But change is in the wind on this topic. |
I suspect political revenge may also have something to do with it. Remember, the BBC is a refuge of lefty Europhiles*.
* Unless you're a lefty. Then it's furiously right wing and gives too much air-time to Brexiteers. | |
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| Licence Fee on 18:33 - Dec 9 with 1263 views | hampstead_blue |
What a conundrum.
How to fund the BBC.
I'll pay my licence fee, with pleasure. |  |
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Those who assume they know you, when they don't are just guessing.
Those who assume and insist they know are daft and in denial.
Those who assume, insist, and deny the truth are plain stupid.
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| Licence Fee on 18:34 - Dec 9 with 1258 views | hampstead_blue |
| Licence Fee on 14:48 - Dec 9 by BrixtonBlue |
Well said. I love the Beeb. Radio 6 music has always been great but my GF has got me into Radio 4 now as well. I never knew how good Desert Island Disks was until fairly recently. |
You could leave R4 on all day, save Keaveny. The 9am programs are a delight. | |
| Assumption is to make an ass out of you and me.
Those who assume they know you, when they don't are just guessing.
Those who assume and insist they know are daft and in denial.
Those who assume, insist, and deny the truth are plain stupid.
Those who assume, insist, deny the truth and tell YOU they know you (when they don't) have an IQ in the range of 35-49.
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