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Obvisously the BBC, which enjoys huge economies of scale and low payment collection costs.

My feeling is that BoJo is doing some Labouresque things that risk the possibility of alienating his populist fans. Things like HS2, nationalising ailing companies and contemplating tax rises.

If he can throw those populist fans a small bone like decriminalising the licence fee and poking the BBC bear a few times, they will happily forgive and forget those Labouresque policies.

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The sooner its gone, the better.

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Tv and radio is not a life essential

Hence if I chose to watch some Live tv on nowtv I shouldn’t have to legally purchase a tv license from the bbc

It’s such a backwards tax - a license to watch tv! Madness!

Make it a subscription. I’m happy to subscribe to it if I chose to watch bbc content

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Why are fans of the BBC in the media purposefully conflating 2 separate issues

This is not a debate about BBC content

This is a debate about an outdated funding model not fit for the 21st century which can put poor people in prison for not paying a tv tax

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24 people were imprisoned for not paying their fines (fined for not having a TV licence) in 2017-2018 - an average of one person a month.

Not exactly an epidemic of imprisonment for this, is it?

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I'm still wiping a tear away from my eye generated by all this newly found sympathy for the poor of the country.

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Its 24 more than it should be.

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24 people too many.

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While I don't actually agree with the TV licence, at this moment in time, if you are required to have one, then you should have one. If you don't have one and also dont pay the fine when caught, then it doesn't bother me how many were imprisoned. That's what's wrong with society today, thinking they can do what they want with no consequences.

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I might tell VM I'm not going to pay anymore, let's see what they say.

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They would say see you in 6 months time when you realise other broadband providers speed is pants.

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The Times this morning was reporting on this. John Whittingdale who really doesn't like the BBC has said a subscription model would be "politically impossible" as the BBC would need to be taken off Freeview (Times front cover)

If you look at the demographics of who uses Freeview only (link page 5)
AND the demographics of who votes Conservative (link

there is some significant crossover. It would be interesting to see the demographics of viewing figures by age but I bet there's a crossover there...

The licence fee may come out at the 'least worst' option after all this

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As above - viewable link.

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Why do they need to move it online? Top Up TV proved you could encrypt freeview channels for a fee years ago

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How many TVs have that facility? TopUp TV mandated a special Thomson PVR with a CAD slot, if I remember correctly,

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How many tv's were digital when the analogue was switched of, no one cared then that you needed a stb to watch anything.

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Answered that in post 73...