TV licence fee going up again.

[Polarbear]

Not that I expect it affercts too many people on BCF but the Beeb is putting the licence fee up to £154.50

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47091015

Any insightful comments?

Should it just be scrapped or should we regard it as good value?

Me, couldn't really care less as my memory is terrible and I keep forgetting to renew.
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[Im-a-Ridah]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

I'd happily junk the TV and Sky, as long as I have the internet. The wife, however, is convinced the man would seize our house and throw us in jail if we didn't have a licence. I like a quiet life, so I pay.
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[M.C]

[Jewlio Rides Again LLB]

[MCN]

"Inline with inflation."

Anyone had a pay rise recently 'inline with inflation'?

I don't understand economics at all.
If a government are he'll bent on raising revenue by increasing taxes but the people who pay the taxes have less and less value in their salary will the government eventually be sacked (revolution) or do we go back to serfdom and peasantry?

https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/#

"You need to be covered by a TV Licence to

watch or record programmes as they’re being shown on TV or live on an online TV service
download or watch BBC programmes on iPlayer.
This applies to any provider you use and any device, including a TV, desktop computer, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, games console, digital box or DVD/VHS recorder."

The telly is shite. Not watched anything of interest on it since Terry Wogan narrated Eurovision. 😁
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[Im-a-Ridah]

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[MCN]

Paedophile protectioneers.
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[M.C]

[doggone]

Unusually just watching 10pm News and they are so hard up the desks and chairs have all been sold by the look of it.
They can now hardly go a day without regurgitating vegan or climate activist propaganda so won't get a license fee from me next time.

[Tracey Suntan-King]

Worth every penny. It’s more than TV. The websites are great, iPlayer, podcasts and radio services - local and national.

I don’t begrudge it. I’d hate it to carry advertising or a paywall.

Go beeb
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[M.C]

Well that's why it should be a subscription service, rather than forcing everyone to pay for it even if you don't watch any BBC content. The only good thing about the bbc site is the lack of ads, the content is garbage, the sport sites full of women's sport and NBA/NFL, and their news stories... well there's a dedicated topic on it

[Ste]

No one is forced to buy a TV license.

[M.C]

[Jewlio Rides Again LLB]

[MCN]

[Ste]

[M.C]

'Income from the licence is primarily used to fund the television, radio and online services of the British Broadcasting Corporation.'

The way they aggressively pursue people doesn't seem like a friendly suggestion to buy a TV licence...

[Polarbear]

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[Pjay]

I wouldn't even know how to pay.
I think the last licence I bought was in the 90's.
They dont send me any letters and I cant ever remember anyone turning up at the door either. I dont watch any BBC content live anyhow, it's all shite. I have no problem morally, not paying.
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[barrkel]

[M.C]

Is it? The only bits of BBC radio I hear are Radio 2, normally talking about some obscure depressing shit, and radio 4... which isn't right wing at all

I thought LBC was the Nazi station?

[Polarbear]