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**Maggy** · 10-03-2014, 00:43

Rupert Murdoch and his financial clout (and others like him) over broadcasting and influence on government makes me very pleased to pay the licence fee or tax as you want to call it if only to have one section of the media free to actually give us a independent uninfluenced viewpoint.

And yes I know some of you think that they are too right wing biased.But then some of you regard them as too left wing biased. As far as I'm concerned that means they are doing a good job of being independent.That independence can only be maintained by them having funding from all and not being doled out money from the government coffers.If it becomes a civil matter then the BBC will cease and all we will hear is the voices of Murdoch and his ilk.

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Maggy The Invisible Woman Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: between Portsmouth and Southampton. Age: 73 Services: VM XL TV,50 MB VM BB,VM landline, Tivo Posts: 40,365	Re: TV licence non payment could be made a civil offence Rupert Murdoch and his financial clout (and others like him) over broadcasting and influence on government makes me very pleased to pay the licence fee or tax as you want to call it if only to have one section of the media free to actually give us a independent uninfluenced viewpoint. And yes I know some of you think that they are too right wing biased.But then some of you regard them as too left wing biased. As far as I'm concerned that means they are doing a good job of being independent.That independence can only be maintained by them having funding from all and not being doled out money from the government coffers.If it becomes a civil matter then the BBC will cease and all we will hear is the voices of Murdoch and his ilk. __________________ Hell is empty and all the devils are here. Shakespeare..