OutByEaster? Posted March 10, 2023 Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, bickster said: You realise that is doing exactly as the likes of Dorries st all want you to do. They’ve been trying to *irony alert* defund the BBC for years, that’s why Gibb and Sharpe are there. Absolutely - saving the BBC from these people is the aim - don't kill the victim to get at the kidnapper! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted March 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, bickster said: You realise that is doing exactly as the likes of Dorries st all want you to do. They’ve been trying to *irony alert* defund the BBC for years, that’s why Gibb and Sharpe are I can't see the benefit of it , it's not impartial, it's doesn't represent the Midlands in any way, other than taking money of us. I can't access 90% of its productions without paying on Amazon Prime, it's not fit for purpose . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: I guess then that if they attempted to breach the terms of the contract, he'd take them to the cleaners - they've basically not got a leg to stand on, without knowing the terms of his contract I'm not really sure how clear cut it would … there are some stories doing the rounds that he signed a five-year deal with the BBC in 2020, under which he agreed to adhere to their updated impartiality rules… rule which breachment of can mean termination of contract but it’s all conjecture to a degree until someone shows the contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Personally, with this opportunity, I think they should put the band back together. Lynam, Hansen, Brooking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted March 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2023 Would be typical for villa to beat the Spammers 0-20 and there will be no presenter nor commentary waxing lyrical to our performance, and will be forgotten in a few hours. Anyway, **** the BBC, I will stick with 'legal' streaming then 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 14 minutes ago, bickster said: You realise that is doing exactly as the likes of Dorries st all want you to do. They’ve been trying to *irony alert* defund the BBC for years, that’s why Gibb and Sharpe are there. I get more value out of Amazon Prime than I do the BBC, and have Youtube and Google News for my news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 10, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, tinker said: I can't see the benefit of it , it's not impartial, it's doesn't represent the Midlands in any way, other than taking money of us. I can't access 90% of its productions without paying on Amazon Prime, it's not fit for purpose . The benefit of it is huge. The BBC isn’t just it’s political output. That is just a small part of what the BBC is. It needs its freedom back 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 22 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: As an aside, just a reminder that you need a TV licence to watch Sky, BT, ITV or any of the broadcast channels in the UK. You need a TV licence to watch live broadcasts from anywhere in the world, on any device. Potentially including YouTube, Twitch, et al. Blackbelt Barrister has a lot of good videos on this and has asked the regulator to define what a broadcaster is on a number of occasions, without much success. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 10, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Dodgyknees said: I get more value out of Amazon Prime than I do the BBC, and have Youtube and Google News for my news. No you don’t, you just don’t realise it. It isn’t a subscription you can dip in and out of. It isn’t just TV, it’s part of the fabric of the country, it’s the state broadcaster, it has other purposes aside from entertainment. It should be free of political bias in its output but it’s lost that and become propaganda for the government. It needs to be restored to what it was. As OBE said it used to be a thing to be proud of. It helped educate most of us on here when we were in school. It needs to be fought for not ditched like a subscription service. That really is Tory thinking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, bickster said: No you don’t, you just don’t realise it. It isn’t a subscription you can dip in and out of. It isn’t just TV, it’s part of the fabric of the country, it’s the state broadcaster, it has other purposes aside from entertainment. It should be free of political bias in its output but it’s lost that and become propaganda for the government. It needs to be restored to what it was. As OBE said it used to be a thing to be proud of. It helped educate most of us on here when we were in school. It needs to be fought for not ditched like a subscription service. That really is Tory thinking. And that’s fine, but I don’t watch live TV - and I’m aware of what I can/can’t watch. And I choose not to pay the license fee and that’s my choice. I’m not disagreeing with what you’re saying, I’m making a choice based on what I want to do as a protest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, bickster said: . It helped educate most of us on here when we were in school. That explains why VT is full of rabid lefties then 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Time for Wayne Lineker to step up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 10, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: That explains why VT is full of rabid lefties then Clearly you took to the shandy at an early age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted March 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, bickster said: The benefit of it is huge. The BBC isn’t just it’s political output. That is just a small part of what the BBC is. It needs its freedom back What are these benefits then? All I see is a huge corporation thats full of workers who were born with silver spoons stuck up their arses and is led by someone who's job interview started with him filling in a loan application form for his future boss. You can add Farage been brought out on question time ( visits the Midlands how many times) to push Brexit at every opportunity as well, all for £14 a month . The whole things been turned into an utter farce. We all have a chance to show them all enough is enough, cancel you licence and then your DD. If Gary Lineker has the balls to say enough is enough then what's your excuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 10, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dodgyknees said: And that’s fine, but I don’t watch live TV - and I’m aware of what I can/can’t watch. And I choose not to pay the license fee and that’s my choice. I’m not disagreeing with what you’re saying, I’m making a choice based on what I want to do as a protest. Doing what the Tories want you to, isn’t a form of protest I recognise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 10, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 Just now, tinker said: What are these benefits then? All I see is a huge corporation thats full of workers who were born with silver spoons stuck up their arses and is led by someone who's job interview started with him filling in a loan application form for his future boss. You can add Farage been brought out on question time ( visits the Midlands how many times) to push Brexit at every opportunity as well, all for £14 a month . The whole things been turned into an utter farce. We all have a chance to show them all enough is enough, cancel you licence and then your DD. If Gary Lineker has the balls to say enough is enough then what's your excuse? What’s your excuse for doing Tory things that Tories want you to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted March 10, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2023 Just now, bickster said: What’s your excuse for doing Tory things that Tories want you to do. It's head is a Tory stooge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, bickster said: Doing what the Tories want you to, isn’t a form of protest I recognise And that’s fine. But I get no benefit from the BBC, and I haven’t for a long time. My BBC fee goes to Byline and a subscription for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 BBC has always been a part of the establishment - it is the establishment - just right now being the establishment is confusing, it's having a crisis of confidence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 10, 2023 Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2023 26 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: without knowing the terms of his contract I'm not really sure how clear cut it would … there are some stories doing the rounds that he signed a five-year deal with the BBC in 2020, under which he agreed to adhere to their updated impartiality rules… rule which breachment of can mean termination of contract but it’s all conjecture to a degree until someone shows the contract But they're made their impartiality rules unenforceable by not enforcing them until now - if they attempted to terminate the contract based on a breach of impartiality, there's so much evidence that it's not a rule that's applied elsewhere that he'd murder them in a courtroom (not that the BBC would risk being exposed as impartial in a court of law). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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