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nomadking 16-06-2019 14:06
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35999276)
How about truth and context?


That will be because they are required to have TWO TV licences for their REQUIRED 2 properties(one in their constituency and the other in London).

Mr K 16-06-2019 14:33
Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s
 
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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 35999289)
How about truth and context?


That will be because they are required to have TWO TV licences for their REQUIRED 2 properties(one in their constituency and the other in London).
Just like families with a student away from home then, except they have to pay?

This is a Govt. decision, anyone blaming the BBC has been hoodwinked.

Hom3r 16-06-2019 14:48
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I don't see why MPs get it free?

pip08456 16-06-2019 14:53
Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s
 
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35999276)
So MP's have their Christmas break in June? No wonder they can't run the country.

denphone 16-06-2019 14:58
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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 35999290)
Just like families with a student away from home then, except they have to pay?

This is a Govt. decision, anyone blaming the BBC has been hoodwinked.
You mean the anti BBC brigade.;)

richard s 16-06-2019 17:18
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter (Post 35999043)
There isn't enough advertising revenue to go round (and it's currently in decline), if this was put forward as an idea, expect ITV etc to complain and for FTA channels to close.

That is because they charge to much for advertising... what is wrong with competition.


I see some of the top exec's have been given a big pay rise!

papa smurf 16-06-2019 18:48
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Originally Posted by Hom3r (Post 35999292)
I don't see why MPs get it free?
It's so they can turn on the tv in the morning to see what loathsome maggots are camped out on the doorstep .

Hugh 16-06-2019 20:56
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Originally Posted by richard s (Post 35999319)
That is because they charge to much for advertising... what is wrong with competition.


I see some of the top exec's have been given a big pay rise!
So what you are saying is that each of the channels should have less revenue, as they will be charging less for the advertising?

Maggy 16-06-2019 23:47
Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s
 
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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 35999289)
How about truth and context?


That will be because they are required to have TWO TV licences for their REQUIRED 2 properties(one in their constituency and the other in London).
So? What the hell difference should that make? That would be the same for anyone with two homes that they reside in intermittently.Being an MP shouldn't come into it.

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35999294)
So MP's have their Christmas break in June? No wonder they can't run the country.
That's not really the point is it?:rolleyes:

nomadking 17-06-2019 00:45
Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s
 
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35999355)
So? What the hell difference should that make? That would be the same for anyone with two homes that they reside in intermittently.Being an MP shouldn't come into it.

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That's not really the point is it?:rolleyes:
They are REQUIRED(being the operative word), to have 2 homes. That is why they are reimbursed for the additional costs of that 2nd home. A TV Licence isn't a PPV item. Anyway totally irrelevant to this thread.


If you want to point out a huge unfair anomaly, you should comment on the situation where there could be half a dozen adults in a household, but only one of them has to be over 75, in order for the whole household to qualify.

Maggy 17-06-2019 09:21
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Originally Posted by nomadking (Post 35999358)
They are REQUIRED(being the operative word), to have 2 homes. That is why they are reimbursed for the additional costs of that 2nd home. A TV Licence isn't a PPV item. Anyway totally irrelevant to this thread.


If you want to point out a huge unfair anomaly, you should comment on the situation where there could be half a dozen adults in a household, but only one of them has to be over 75, in order for the whole household to qualify.
They are not required to have two homes especially those who represent London constituents.

I wonder what proportion of the over 75s live in a household with lots of freeloading adults? The royal family being one. ;)

I think we are wandering into the realms of nonsense. This decision is completely pointless and won't gain much in the way of funding for the BBC in view of the outlay to run the organisation. They should have just paid their over paid executives a lot less in wages.

TheDaddy 17-06-2019 10:21
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35999367)
They are not required to have two homes especially those who represent London constituents.

I wonder what proportion of the over 75s live in a household with lots of freeloading adults? The royal family being one. ;)

I think we are wandering into the realms of nonsense. This decision is completely pointless and won't gain much in the way of funding for the BBC in view of the outlay to run the organisation. They should have just paid their over paid executives a lot less in wages.
And their overpaid "talent", last time I saw watchdog I did wonder if the show really needed all those presenters, even more so with match of the day, does it really need someone paid hundreds of thousands of pounds a year for simply saying whose up next, save the cash and we'll work it out for ourselves, if the cut the waste they'd have enough to cover this shortfall

pip08456 17-06-2019 15:42
Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s
 
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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35999355)
So? What the hell difference should that make? That would be the same for anyone with two homes that they reside in intermittently.Being an MP shouldn't come into it.

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That's not really the point is it?:rolleyes:
It is when you take a reality check. Is this break in June a Christmas break?

Hugh 17-06-2019 17:03
Re: BBC to scrap free licence fee for over-75s
 
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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35999409)
It is when you take a reality check. Is this break in June a Christmas break?
The date on the article is
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Thursday December 20th 2018

pip08456 17-06-2019 17:09
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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35999417)
The date on the article is
Glad you did the reality check then.


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