New calls to abolish BBC TV licence fee for all households ahead of planned rise to £174.50 in April
The BBC TV licence will continue to rise in line each year with inflation until 2027. The UK Government recently announced that the BBC TV […]
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BBC should not have tools to prosecute viewers for not paying the BBC TV licence fee, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says as she hints wealthier could be made to pay more
The BBC should not have ‘criminal tools in its armoury’ to prosecute viewers for not paying the TV licence fee, the Culture Secretary said today […]
BBC TV licence fee: Minister ‘concerned’ planned rise is ‘very high’ amid reports it could be scrapped
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer says any increase in the licence fee – currently £159 per year – must be “appropriate” as people continue to struggle […]
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries’ fury at Nick Robinson after he told PM to ‘stop talking’ during tense interview on Radio 4’s Today show
Cabinet minister Nadine Dorries was left angered after Boris Johnson was told to ‘stop talking’ during a heated debate with presenter Nick Robinson. Nadine Dorries […]
The BBC TV licence should be scrapped for subscription model to ‘pull it into 21st century’
THE BBC licence fee should be replaced with a subscription model, according to a think tank report. The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) insists the […]
Apparently Graham Norton thinks it’s pathetic’ to force the BBC publish the pay of its biggest ‘stars’, its only public money
Graham Norton has criticised the “pathetic” decision to publish BBC star salaries, and said some of the figures bear little relation to reality. Norton said […]
Andrew Marr says BBC will find publishing its biggest stars’ pay packets will make the broadcaster ‘uncomfortable’
BBC presenter Andrew Marr has said an imminent report revealing the salaries of the broadcaster’s top earners could prove ‘uncomfortable’. Marr said report will reveal […]
Worcester man wins appeal after ‘stressful’ six month TV licensing battle
A WORCESTER man who won his appeal against his conviction for not having a BBC TV licence as he only watches catch-up programmes says he […]
BBC & Hacked Off accused of being ‘rank hypocrites’ for revealing Culture Secretary John Whittingdale’s relationship with a dominatrix he met on online
Hacked Off have today been branded ‘rank hypocrites’ after a cabinet minister was forced to admit he unknowingly had a relationship with a prostitute he […]
BBC’s future MUST be decided by the public – not ‘prejudiced’ politicans, urges official
A BBC official has warned politicians to back off the broadcaster, insisting that the public should decide its future (But the BBC refuse to give […]
Subscription ‘An Option For BBC In Long-Term’
Making the BBC a paid subscription service is an option in the long-term, says Culture Secretary John Whittingdale. But he said while this had some […]
Future of the licence fee: BBC’s rivals get key role in deciding its future
Ministers have appointed a panel of media experts to advise the Government in its increasingly fraught negotiations with the BBC over the future of the […]
BBC TV licence fee hits the poorest hardest, says Culture Secretary as he prepares to take on the BBC
The BBC licence fee hits the poorest viewers hardest, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has warned. The senior Conservative said the levy was ‘regressive’ as he […]
Public ‘support’ for independent BBC licence fee body: TV Licence could be scrapped in favour of a subscription model
There is public support for an “independent body” to set the level of the BBC licence fee, Rona Fairhead, the head of the BBC Trust […]
Fast lane for BBC TV licence revolution: Move to scrap jail threat for evaders ‘begins in days’
Moves that could decriminalise non-payment of the BBC licence fee will begin within days, the Culture Secretary will announce today. A review of the £145.50-a-year […]
Why does the BBC waste your money on so many weather forecasters?
……………One forecast last week – and a dozen different faces across the country Am I the only person to find it immensely irritating that every […]
BBC: How 150 senior managers were given vast pay-offs which came in at £25MILLION
National Audit Office reveals BBC broke its own rules with big payouts Warns public trust has been undermined by use of licence fee money George […]