[arista]

Being debated in Parliament.
Cultural Secretary Morgan said
is the BBC relevant?

Lucy
a Live debate just on Radio 5
had a story of a Fella who could no longer afford
the fee.
The Judge finned him £200
or 3 weeks in prison.
He had no money to pay the fine
so went to Prison.
When he came out, could no longer get a job
Criminal record.

Yes Poxy Slow BBC still many zones
with no Local news
in HD

[Livia]

People want everything for free.

[arista]

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

People want everything for free.

They should
take it out of us Tax Payers money

[Alf]

I'm torn

Because I want the BBC, but I want it to be better. At the moment, it's an absolute shower of sh1t.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

I don't get the comparsion with Netflix or Amazon, how many times do you go on Netflix and find nothing to watch, plus they don't cover politics, music, science etc

[smudgie]

I have no problem with the fee, better than all the ad breaks.
However, I do think it should be free for anybody on universal credit or genuinely hard up.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

I'm torn

Because I want the BBC, but I want it to be better. At the moment, it's an absolute shower of sh1t.

Yes it needs More Sex
More Good Quality Series

[arista]

Originally Posted by smudgie

I have no problem with the fee, better than all the ad breaks.
However, I do think it should be free for anybody on universal credit or genuinely hard up.

Thats stuck in a review.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by arista

That's not a great comparison arista, compared to the the whole BBC, iPlayer and BritBox... and the whole rest of terrestrial television.

[Liam-]

The fee isn’t really the issue, the issue is the channels constant refusal to stick by the guidelines set for them, they’re meant to be impartial and they’re anything but, either serve the people that pays for it, or stop taking money from everyone

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Liam-

The fee isn’t really the issue, the issue is the channels constant refusal to stick by the guidelines set for them, they’re meant to be impartial and they’re anything but, either serve the people that pays for it, or stop taking money from everyone

This thread is called "BBC Licence Fee Debate". It's very much the issue.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Livia

This thread is called "BBC Licence Fee Debate". It's very much the issue.

Right and if the channel sorted itself out I think more people would be happy to pay the fee, so in the grand scheme of things, the fee isn’t the issue, the state of the channel is, imo

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

That's not a great comparison arista, compared to the the whole BBC, iPlayer and BritBox... and the whole rest of terrestrial television.

Sure it was on twitter bbc debate
so added it

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BBC%...rc=typed_query

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Right and if the channel sorted itself out I think more people would be happy to pay the fee, so in the grand scheme of things, the fee isn’t the issue, the state of the channel is, imo

I think fewer people are bothered than you think. So long as Silent Witness and Strictly are on time.

[Strictly Jake]

There are a few programmes I watch on tv but there arent enough good programmes for the fee to be so expensive. Especially when I already pay over 100 quid a month for sky!

[arista]

The Government intends to stop
the BBC taking folks to Court, for not paying their TAX
and the BBC does not want that.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Strictly Jake

There are a few programmes I watch on tv but there arent enough good programmes for the fee to be so expensive. Especially when I already pay over 100 quid a month for sky!

Is not your Sky also Broadband and Landline (3 Combo)
if so its not the same

[Alf]

Youtube video

Sargon did a video on this, if anyone is interested.

Youtube video

He's also done a video on the BBC in general.

Youtube video

[arista]

BBC claim
it will cost them £200Million
if the Government removes Court action
for no payers of their TAX

[Liam-]

I agree with the no court action thing fully though

[arista]

Originally Posted by Liam-

I agree with the no court action thing fully though

Well thats something.

But the BBC will Cut back even more
they Shout.

[arista]

Alf
the Horrible History Cbeeb
is correct - it just they put on TV on the wrong day

Brexit Day

[user104658]

Originally Posted by arista

BBC claim
it will cost them £200Million
if the Government removes Court action
for no payers of their TAX

All that does is confirm that their bullying tactics and threats are the only reason the TV license scheme still works. It's a joke. We're now WELL into the 21st century, there are technological solutions to this... time to do away with over-the-air TV transmission and have it all via satellite or broadband, then they can remotely remove access for anyone who doesn't pay the fee and there'll be no need for fines and threats.

But of course, plenty of people will happily not have the BBC at all and they'll lose a tonne of money and we can't have that, can we? No no, some people think the BBC is excellent and watch it all the time and so, obviously, it's only right and fair that the people who aren't arsed about it pay for it for the people who love it. Makes perfect sense.

How about this; We let the 50% of people who don't want the BBC stop receiving the BBC and pay nothing, and the 50% who do want it can pay double and they won't lose any funding. They should be happy to do so. No?

[Kazanne]

I think it should be on subscription, then if you want to watch it just pay as in Netflix etc, maybe if it was cheaper more people would subscribe ,I also think it should be free for people who cannot afford it .