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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

I have proved that you are not listening. I tell you I am aware of the options and I have concluded that my prediction is still valid, and you say I’m ‘blinkered’, which is hilarious. I’m blinkered because I have expressed an opinion that you disagree with, even when I tell you I’ve weighed up the options and acknowledge I could be wrong?

You are just being intolerant to other ideas and argumentative. You need to think again about who is ‘blinkered’. Why can you not just discuss the issue and help us to understand your reasoning?

You certainly haven't proved that I'm not listening but you have confirmed that you aren't listening. You are harping on about being aware of other opinions which is irrelevant. You didn't listen to my original point.

Far from suggesting that you aren't aware of other options, I'm all too aware that you know damn well that there are other options. My point was that, knowing these alternatives, you completely ignored them and went on to conclude "the future" solely based on your own view. That IS being blinkered.

I'm tolerant of any ideas as long as they are stated as ideas and opinions and not dressed up as an inevitable "future".

Deflection, obfuscation and gaslighting may work well for you over on the hard right echo chamber you moderate. As you keep demonstrating, it gets you nowhere on this forum.

Of course Ofcom will have a view. It’s considering the consultation results and it will make its recommendations to the government. It is at that point, DCMS will weigh it all up and come to a decision.

I have made it abundantly clear that my prediction is what I believe to be the future. There’s a difference.

Ofcom's "view" isn't relevant, they are there to regulate, to smooth the way for implementing the "views" of the DCMS and for conducting consultations with stakeholders and the with the public. They can make recommendations based on research and evidence they have gathered but they cannot legislate. If you wish, you can even refer to the consultations as Ofcom's view, even though that isn't the case.

What you "believe" to be the future is an opinion, yes, a belief, you know, like kids believe in Santa....