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Please can the thread title be corrected to "TV Licence Fee"?

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:tu:

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And most of the BBC is repeats of BBC programmes, no one listens to local radio, sometimes they have more people working on it than listening

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You need to add jail time for not paying it when you watch a channel that has nothing to do with the BBC, has not been involved in the production of that channel and will not benefit in any way from the TV tax you pay the BBC. The potential for jail time is something i would not get for not paying a cable sub when i cancel it. Try canceling the TV tax and if you do cancel it expect the numpties at your door every week. I for one would vote to cancel the tax if the Government ever had the danglers to hold a referendum on if it should be removed and the BBC forced to go commercial.

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Yes, pretty impressive. But that doesn’t address the main argument here, which is why are people forced to pay for all this if they don’t benefit from it?

Are you worried because if you give people the choice, rather fewer people will pay for it than the claimed popularity of the service would suggest?

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Don't worry Old Boy i think this time round the tax will go the way of the dinosaur.

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What - exist for 165 million years? ;)

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Ha Ha :)

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Trust you to twist it, Hugh.

But I guess that’s why we love you.

:hugs:

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A great British institution, surely you approve? ;) Part of what makes the UK the best country in the World surely? You'd miss the BBC if it went, it's part of our identity.

Or do you prefer the mass of foreign imports on other channels? Too many foreign programmes coming into this country I'm sure you'd agree ? Time Priti and Nadine banned them coming over here and taking over our airwaves... :)

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None of the above. All we are saying is that we should have the choice on whether or not to pay for it. Not a very revolutionary idea really, Mr K.

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It is quite revolutionary and I approve comrade OB. I wish I could also decide whether to pay my utility bills too.

The BBC is a public service broadcaster , its unlike other broadcasters. It provides vital services, eg local news/weather/traffic and programmes commercial broadcasters would never do or take risks with. If , God forbid, WW3 starts it would provide a vital function.

I would be in favour of it being funded out of general taxation, other countries have gone down this route. Then at least the ability to pay is a factor. Any subscription service would go after ratings and be like any other downmarket commercial channels, and we've hundreds of those. Programmes like Countryfile, Attenborough docs, risk taking dramas/films wouldn’t get made.

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They should just add it to the council tax, so every house would still pay and those that 'only watch Netflix' could drop the charade too, so win win. And the BBC would get an increase!!

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Not a good idea at all. I live in a town with a dodgy Labour council that likes to "invest" council tax payers money in grand schemes. They have just lost £70 million they invested in together Energy and another £30 million in a small time bank. what do you think they would do if they had TV tax money to invest ?