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NO more free TV licence from today
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Bob Eager wrote: On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:40:00 +0100, bert wrote: Conspiracy theory again. Just a simple case of government trying to reduce cost of welfare and hence budget deficit. And being careful to shift the apparent blame onto the BBC. Of course. And, of course, many competitors to the BBC contribute to Tory party coffers. They're not going to do that without getting something for it. -- *If you ate pasta and anti-pasta, would you still be hungry? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 06/08/2020 10:45, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:40:00 +0100, bert wrote: Conspiracy theory again. Just a simple case of government trying to reduce cost of welfare and hence budget deficit. And being careful to shift the apparent blame onto the BBC. Of course. And, of course, many competitors to the BBC contribute to Tory party coffers. Who would that be then ?. Sky is now owned by Disney and C5 is no longer owned by Jenricks mate. They're not going to do that without getting something for it. |
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NO more free TV licence from today
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bert wrote: In article , Bob Eager writes On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:40:00 +0100, bert wrote: Conspiracy theory again. Just a simple case of government trying to reduce cost of welfare and hence budget deficit. And being careful to shift the apparent blame onto the BBC. No blame involved if BBC had stuck to their side of the bargain. In your little world nothing is ever up for negotiation? So why not go back to the original 'bargain' where the BBC didn't pay for OAP licences. If you don't think anything should be ever changed. -- *I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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NO more free TV licence from today
On Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:25:00 +0100, bert wrote:
In article , Bob Eager writes On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:40:00 +0100, bert wrote: Conspiracy theory again. Just a simple case of government trying to reduce cost of welfare and hence budget deficit. And being careful to shift the apparent blame onto the BBC. No blame involved if BBC had stuck to their side of the bargain. They were shoved into it. This way, the giovernment saves money and the BBC are on a hiding to nothing. Either they: a) Charge over 75s and get hammered b) Cut programming and get hammered -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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NO more free TV licence from today
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Bob Eager wrote: On Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:25:00 +0100, bert wrote: In article , Bob Eager writes On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:40:00 +0100, bert wrote: Conspiracy theory again. Just a simple case of government trying to reduce cost of welfare and hence budget deficit. And being careful to shift the apparent blame onto the BBC. No blame involved if BBC had stuck to their side of the bargain. They were shoved into it. This way, the giovernment saves money and the BBC are on a hiding to nothing. Either they: a) Charge over 75s and get hammered b) Cut programming and get hammered Exactly what the several BBC haters on here want. After all, services like TV etc are something to make a profit from. The end user doesn't matter a toss. -- *I wish the buck stopped here. I could use a few. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 09/08/2020 15:20, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:25:00 +0100, bert wrote: In article , Bob Eager writes On Wed, 05 Aug 2020 21:40:00 +0100, bert wrote: Conspiracy theory again. Just a simple case of government trying to reduce cost of welfare and hence budget deficit. And being careful to shift the apparent blame onto the BBC. No blame involved if BBC had stuck to their side of the bargain. They were shoved into it. This way, the giovernment saves money and the BBC are on a hiding to nothing. Either they: a) Charge over 75s and get hammered b) Cut programming and get hammered Exactly what the several BBC haters on here want. After all, services like TV etc are something to make a profit from. The end user doesn't matter a toss. Top Gear earned the BBC tens of millions of pounds, which they used to cross-subsidise those programs that few people watch or listen to. |
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