[user104658]

Originally Posted by Livia

Collect it with the Council Tax, that's a great idea. The money's already divvied up between County/City Council and District Council, some for road repairs, the Police get their little bit, the Fire service the same etc. etc... It'd be an ideal time to collect it from people who don't pay and therefore make me feel like I'm paying their share.

Or collect a SMALL amount via council tax for upkeep of broadcasting equipment, and change the BBC to a service that you can pay for if you want to and ditch if you think it's rubbish and not worth paying for...

Or, do nothing at all via council tax, and collect the money for broadcasting upkeep from the various providers, and allow them to increase their fees accordingly.

Otherwise we're just flipping the deal in the other direction. I'd still be watching all of my shows via broadband (which I already pay for) and not via your precious oldy - fashionedy over the air broadcasting towers, so... I would be paying through my council tax for you to watch BBC. That doesn't seem fair at all, Livia. I don't care if you get to watch BBC even a tiny little bit!im just heartless like that.

(tbf I'd probably end up paying a BBC sub for Eastenders because I'm just that sort of chav).