The care that needs to be taken here is (imo) it should not be a tax. A BBC thatās funded purely by tax is one thatās completely beholden to the government for money. Itās already a problem now and itās not even a tax.
It should potentially be a license but as you describe, but with the money bypassing the government.
I do think other things need to be considered as well though, should it be paying some of these high wages? Do we really need those people on the BBC? Iām not sure we do, at least not funded by a license especially if that license was to change to be required by all households.
I only watch Netflix and was harassed weekly by the BBC about a licence fee. I wonder how much paper and money they spent on harassing me (that is how I genuinely felt). In the end I had to call the BBC and tell them to stop (sending proof I only watch Netflix).
Quite ridiculous and felt like extortion.
If they provided a good service then they would make good money through advertisements or subscriptions. If they do not provide a good service then they wonāt. So why panic?
Also, the BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg is basically in bed with Boris. For that reason alone I will never contribute to the BBC.
Whilst I agree it is 100% not wanted that way there is no reason that MPs canāt agree a tax that is ringfenced and that the gov of the day can not get involved. As I mentioned before the Scandis do it so it is possible.
Personally I would be happy if the BBC got the same money forever from tax, not a new tax, and it increased by inflation with no government control. If tax goes up a tad to cover then fine as the poorest wonāt be affected. It really could be simple but is a distraction and political football, that is all that makes it an issue.
Thatās unusual for them as normally itās every few months if you donāt tell them you donāt need a license.
Possibly, but i trust the government to do that correctly as much as I trust them to give me an actual pension when I retire (I donāt think they will give me one).
And if it were to become a tax I think there must be a limit in wages they give out. At that point itās a government service and no one should be getting paid hundreds of thousands never mind millions to read a teleprompter
Yes in my old place it was every few months. Recently I moved into a converted Mill with over 100 flats and we were all bombarded weekly. Can only assume they tried to get their hands on people as they were new tenants setting up contracts etc. It was mafia-like.
Its an outdated dinosaur tax that just bullies people, itās mostly single mothers who end up dragged to court. and fined which is stupid since most are there because they donāt have any money in the first place. There should be a choice. The BBC thought it was ok to pay Zoe Ball a Million pound a year to play records and chat for a couple of hours a day Monday to Friday, if that is not a sign how out of touch it is with reality i donāt know what is.
Nothing from me.
Not one penny.
British bigot corporation.
The rest of the world donāt look on in envy.
More likely bemusement.
Itās criminal offense not paying a TV license but not your electric gas water council tax bill?
How is that morally correct?
Protecting pedophiles and giving the Argentinan advance notice of an attack and letting them know the fuses need adjusting on their bombs.
We had two enemies in the Falklands the Argentinians and the BBC
You clearly have a very deeply held view on this and I have no plan to attempt to change it, but in the interest of standing up for an organisation that i, and millions of others do to.
Thatās not correct, if you donāt pay your TV Licence you get fined. If you choose not to pay this fine you ācanā be given a prison sentence but this is not guaranteed and often only when someone either refuses to engage with the fine or wants to martyr themselves. You can be jailed for nonpayment of council tax, a quick Google answers that question.
That was over 40 years ago, and youāre the first person Iāve ever heard bring this up. I doubt there is a single person who had any involvement in this is still working at the BBC. Itās likely a mountain out of a molehill, and while a regrettable molehill itās hardly evidence that an institution as widely regarded (outside of the right-wing press) should be shut down.
I fed up with the ringing press attacking the BBC for existing, they occupy very valuable media real estate and the moguls at the top of this companies want it. Simple.
I donāt think itās too conspiratorial to suggest that the consistent cuts to the BBC budget and consequent cuts to their output is intended to drive a reduction in quality to the point that audiences move to other services.
Maybe GB news where we can hear from some truly āimpartialā characters!
Those that murdered jews are not terrorist but militantsā¦seriously!
The bbc is a blatantly lefty organisation whose aim is to drown out the news from any other organisation.
Do they really need to supply local radio stations making it impossible for independent stations to compete on a like for like basis.
How many more independent stations would there be if the subsided bbc was made compete fairly.
Yes your right if the bbc didnāt exist there would only be GB news.
And your right itv news is grossly inferior to the subsidised bbc.
PS hopefully you grasp irony
I used GB news as an example since one of the sticks used to beat the BBC is their ālack of impartialityā.
To some the BBC is a fascist government megaphone, to others itās a loony left propagandist.
They often tie themselves in knots trying to find ābalanceā and end up pleasing noone, but at least they try.
Whereas GB news has a clear conflict of interest with multiple serving MPs as presenters.
There are multiple examples you could have of used but you choose GB news.
Adding āTo some the BBC is a fascist government megaphoneā which is blatantly untrue says all that needs to be said about your views on the impartiality of the bbc.
Youāve cut my comment to suit your point. This is typical of what the right-wing press do blah blah blah (see anyone can make baseless comments about impartiality)
