BBC petition

[davidb]

Good morning after enduring 6 weeks of rubbish foreign radio and TV programming, I got this from a member and thought I would share it with you. David

Dear friends, I just signed the petition "Save Our BBC" and wanted to ask if you could add your name too. This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding. You can read more and sign the petition here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ ... c-1?bucket p

[pj]

Hi Dave
In the interest of fairness and to prevent the club being accused if bias I think we should also have a balancing petition.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ ... icence-fee
pj

[jack sparrow]

Hi Dave,
This part of the statement made me laugh.

The way that it is funded means that it's independent of government and corporate pressure.
Now you have listened to news from different parts of the world you must agree the BBC only tell you one side of the story. Anyway if they make it pay to view then you will have a choice, not forced to pay a licence fee whether you watch or not.
End of rant.
Mick.
The Other Woman.

[jack sparrow]

Hi Pete

Just signed your link.

Mick

[davidb]

Well everyone to their own, I know the there are many different ways of watching television and videos but bbc's quality has always been sky high compared to overseas.

I'm not too bothered about TV though because with catch up can get rid of the adverts when you are at home, and make recordings from a big choice of channels, but what I am bothered about is the broadcast radio side of it. I would happily pay 80% of the licence just for quality radio available throughout the whole area of the country and also world service abroad.

Radio 2 and 4 are always-on when I need anything to listen to and virtually all the podcasts I enjoy and use a lot are from from the BBC.

My views are not the club views so we're not biased. It's just me that's biased!

[jack sparrow]

Hi Dave

Only my own thoughts, whilst we're still allowed.

Did you know that the BBC has 61 radio stations under its control all paid for our of our licence fee I think it only fair to maybe sell a few off and keep about 10 including radio 2 (although you can sack that Jeremy Vine it would save me turning it off), 3 and 4, you can forget radio 1 as I am now out of that bracket.(to old).
Do you remember When we use to tune in to radio Caroline? And keep a look out for the police. Now you can just ask Alexa to play Radio Caroline flashback.
Anyway the point is the BBC is controlling the news out there and not telling us the whole story.
End of rant
Will buy you a pint next time at the club
Mick

[dr.syn]

Cheers Mick, very decent of you

[Jim Cruise]

I've signed Pete's petition too.

Whoever heard of a corporation
(a) being able to charge you for its products whether you want them or not?
(b) being able to prosecute and ultimately jail you if you decline to pay?

[c.lambert]

It's never been the same since they took off 'One Man and His Dog'.

[davidb]

Well I'm really glad I started this now! You'll all be sad if we lose it - we will never get it back.
Populism is taking over the world.

[Jim Cruise]

Better than unpopulism surely.

[pj]

Better than unpopulism surely.

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[davidb]