chrisp65 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Has the Marr show ever had an MEP from Tories, Labour, LibDem, Green, SNP or Plaid? Don't think they ever have. This morning, they have a fresh new Brexit Party MEP on Marr. Something happened to the BBC, something fundamental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 2, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2019 It's upper ranks slowly got filled with Tories and one of the most important figures in their political programming is very chummy with the far right (and quite possibly outright supports far right causes). It's political programming has become a joke. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Shot: Reverse shot: No chance of them 'making clear' what Turning Point UK is or who funds it, of course. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 8, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted June 8, 2019 On 06/06/2019 at 11:20, HanoiVillan said: Shot I'll gladly load the gun and pull the trigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 8, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted June 8, 2019 10 hours ago, peterms said: Does she share Her mothers opinions? DOes her mother make her do stuff. It's not about who she is, its about the content that comes out the other end surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post a m ole Posted June 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2019 On 06/06/2019 at 11:20, HanoiVillan said: Shot: Reverse shot: No chance of them 'making clear' what Turning Point UK is or who funds it, of course. BBC’s Tories 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 12 hours ago, bickster said: Does she share Her mothers opinions? DOes her mother make her do stuff. It's not about who she is, its about the content that comes out the other end surely? I don't know what opinions she holds, but... I gather that the beeb refused to answer an FoI about whether she is Hodge's daughter. (She is. Why so coy?). I observe that Hodge gets a lot of BBC coverage for her relentless and malevolent campaign against the Labour Party in general, and Corbyn in particular. I think it's probable that BBC producers can influence coverage, who is interviewed, etc (if he's not trying to affect the game, what's he doing on the pitch?). I think it likely that Ms Hodge's daughter is able to play a role in influencing Ms Hodge's treatment by the media. Don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 No one mentioned what BBC have said about tv license for over 70s? What does everyone think of that decision then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 It's difficult. Essentially it's a very poor decision on their part even if they are retaining it for the poorest of pensioners. That said I want them to continue putting out their quality broadcasting and I understand that they have financial constraints put on them. I would personally forego their Glastonbury coverage and a few large sports events, Lineker, Norton and Steve Wright if that meant that pensioners could have a free TV license. My worry is that some threatening letter is going to drop on to the door mat of an 86 year old. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 25 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: No one mentioned what BBC have said about tv license for over 70s? What does everyone think of that decision then? That it isn't really a BBC decision. The Government introduced and paid for the subsidy in 1999 and the Cameron Government scrapped it in 2015. So whether the over-75s should have free TV licenses or not, the time to be angry about them losing the benefit was in 2015 with George Osbourn, not in 2019 with Tony Hall. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: No one mentioned what BBC have said about tv license for over 70s? What does everyone think of that decision then? Time to scrap the Tv license. BBC should take ads like everyone else. Personally I don't care about ads anymore as I hardly ever watch terrestrial TV, let alone BBC. I pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime which covers almost all our needs. Anything else can easily be acquired elsewhere. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, rjw63 said: Time to scrap the Tv license. BBC should take ads like everyone else. Personally I don't care about ads anymore as I hardly ever watch terrestrial TV, let alone BBC. I pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime which covers almost all our needs. Anything else can easily be acquired elsewhere. I agree. Only thing I watch on BBC is dragons den and motd. I could live without both tbh of it savee me £150 a year. Netflix and Amazon are much better value for money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 11, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted June 11, 2019 Most pensioners have more disposable income that your average man on the street. Pensions protected by the triple lock etc If we can take their tellys away for non payment and it stops them watching the National Farage Channel all the better Keep the licence fee and just prevent the BBC from reporting any news or current affairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) What I don't understand is that now it's all digital these days you can simply block access to any channel, so why isn't it an option in the modern world to not pay the licence and just have your BBC channels blocked? Like sports/films on sky/virgin etc... if you don't pay for those specific channels you just get the message on screen saying 'this channel is not part of your service'. Edited June 11, 2019 by Ingram85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 11, 2019 Author Moderator Share Posted June 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ingram85 said: What I don't understand is that now it's all digital these days you can simply block access to any channel, so why isn't it an option in the modern world to not pay the licence and just have your BBC channels blocked? Like sports/films on sky/virgin etc... if you don't pay for those specific channels you just get the message on screen saying 'this channel is not part of your service'. Because its not a subscription service, it's our national broadcaster. Without the licence fee it would collapse. Successive governments would cut it's funding to the point of extinction, thats not just TV thats radio too. For what we pay for the BBC and what we can potentially get out of it it represents huge value for money compared to the subscription or paid for by advertising models. Really the BBC just needs to sort it's political bias out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) Do you think the public open to discussion about privatisation of the BBC? Surely, with things like Netflix or Amazon where you only pay a few £ a month and get much wider (and possibly better) service it is at least worth a conversation? Edited June 11, 2019 by Mic09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted June 11, 2019 Author Moderator Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mic09 said: where you only pay a few £ a month and get much wider (and possibly better) service You do not get a much wider service than the BBC with any subscription channel, simply not true nor would it ever be I have subscriptions for both Netflix and Amazon and struggle to find anything to watch most of the time, they both have a very narrow US orientated content list. Even the UK programmes they do show are very narrow in scope and fit into certain categories. You compare it to Sky which I think is about £25 a month minimum then the Licence fee at £12.83 a month is incredible value considering what you get for it. And you'd be getting more if the Tory Govt hadn't made the BBC cut back some of it's services for "competition reasons" 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 3 hours ago, bickster said: Most pensioners have more disposable income that your average man on the street. Pensions protected by the triple lock etc This. It's a demographic that has done considerably better out of austerity than workers. And they're the demographic keeping the tories in power. **** them and their freebies. Someone's got to pay for it anyway, I reckon I know one or two people my age with TV licenses. I suspect it'll have to come under general taxation at some point, because the young are increasingly unlikely to have any interest in live TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Let's not forget it isn't just live TV. Its catchup. It's radio and their website. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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