tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959111893158321335.post3996171170761709406..comments2024-03-15T09:20:12.565+00:00Comments on TV Licensing: Cohen: All BBC Channels Facing CutsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4959111893158321335.post-27420062520661526572015-08-29T20:14:48.030+01:002015-08-29T20:14:48.030+01:00It’s not the BBC that will be shouldering the £650...It’s not the BBC that will be shouldering the £650m annual fee for the over 75s, it’s the other people paying the TV Tax. Curious that the government wants the BBC to be effectively part of the Department for Work & Pensions. Also curious why the government thinks it’s reasonable for TV licence tax payers to help fund broadband rollout, the World Service and the BBC Monitoring service. The government is just using the TV licence tax as a cash cow which keeps on giving whilst enabling the BBC to act as a protection racket using harassment, extortion and wire fraud to keep the cash coming in.<br /><br />John Whittingdale is in a curious position. He has completely changed his tune since becoming Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and no longer proposes decriminalisation or abolition of the TV licence tax. So after his stint in the government he’s aiming for a senior position in the BBC and then a seat in the House of Lords. In the meantime it’s George Osborne who’s calling the shots—and he doesn’t want to rock the electorate or the establishment either so that he will be the next Prime Minister when David Cameron moves on. The whole thing is totally morally corrupt—I’m surprised that anyone chooses to buy a TV licence in view of this stinking barrel of fish.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com