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Good. Currently I'm forced to pay for content I dont consume.
Mate, you're going to spit blood when you hear about all the roads, hospitals and armed forces you're paying for but not directly using.
It’s been the same strategy from mainstream parties in UK and US for the last few years, particularly well-executed by the right. If it works again, Boris Johnson will be the winner, while the British political system will be the big loser.
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Nothing to do with stuff like this: Michael Fabricant, the Conservative MP for Lichfield, has said that the BBC has launched a “coup attempt” against Boris Johnson after hearing a news bulletin which criticised the PM over lockdown parties held at No. 10. Speaking yesterday, Mr Fabricant said: “BBC Radio 4 Bulletin leads this morning with a manufactured story of what some MPs have said to the BBC. This is not news re…
Is there any irony is his surname?
I’m not sure how much cut through this has had outside of the UK, but the government are currently in serious trouble because of constant leaks about parties in Number 10 Downing Street during the pandemic - including a particularly poorly timed one the day before the Queen was photographed at her husband’s funeral alone. The leaks are ongoing, so we know that this particular plan is part of “Operation Red Meat”, whi…
Your comment does't make any sense. You are saying that the Conservative party are making this huge change to distract from their current problems. Are you saying they created the entire plan in a few weeks? Do you have any evidence for your extraordinary claims?
It's still a crying shame watching the BBC be destroyed by the Conservatives, but hopefully the BBC will rise to the challenge. With some funding from government and a decent worldwide subscription model they could be a real content force.
I’m not sure how much cut through this has had outside of the UK, but the government are currently in serious trouble because of constant leaks about parties in Number 10 Downing Street during the pandemic - including a particularly poorly timed one the day before the Queen was photographed at her husband’s funeral alone. The leaks are ongoing, so we know that this particular plan is part of “Operation Red Meat”, whi…
Your comment does't make any sense. You are saying that the Conservative party are making this huge change to distract from their current problems. Are you saying they created the entire plan in a few weeks? Do you have any evidence for your extraordinary claims?
In a notable previous instance, the prime minister's wife announced her pregnancy in the hours following a scandal breaking. Months later, they announced the birth of the child shortly after another scandal broke out.
Hence this fairly amusing parody tweet:
https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson_MP/status/14808339950216929...
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> especially its partisan news reporting on the current government Is that pro-government or anti-government in your view?
They are pro-government, pro-union - but the point is BBC news should be non-partisan
I’m not sure how much cut through this has had outside of the UK, but the government are currently in serious trouble because of constant leaks about parties in Number 10 Downing Street during the pandemic - including a particularly poorly timed one the day before the Queen was photographed at her husband’s funeral alone. The leaks are ongoing, so we know that this particular plan is part of “Operation Red Meat”, whi…
Your comment does't make any sense. You are saying that the Conservative party are making this huge change to distract from their current problems. Are you saying they created the entire plan in a few weeks? Do you have any evidence for your extraordinary claims?
It can be rolled back if they "behave".
Theyve been making variations of this threat for decades.
Good. Currently I'm forced to pay for content I dont consume.
I don't need to pay for a license fee because I don't watch TV. I watch Netflix, amazon, apple, disney etc. I still pay it because I'm listening to radio 2 at the moment, and have the news website in the background. While legally I don't need a license fee for that, it feels wrong to not be contributing. Unless you're some weird boomer still paying £600 a year for a sky subscription to watch shit TV broken by adverts…
One of the great things of the Licence fee was that the Government does not get to control the national TV like it does when the one who pays is it directly. In places like Spain the national TV(and regional TV too) becomes a propaganda machine for the exclusive service of the Government(s, national and regional). It is awful to have your taxes redirected for the private interest of the Party in charge. In fact with…