A Conservative MP has called on the British public to rally around and campaign against the continuing BBC TV licence fee.
Speaking to the Express, Lee Anderson, the Conservative MP for Ashfield, has called on people to lobby their MPs for further Parliamentary debate on the future of the TV licence.
Mr Anderson, who has called for the abolition of the archaic TV tax, made the comments at a time when the BBC is facing huge criticism over its decision to renege on its pledge to the Government to retain the universal "free" over-75 TV licence.
"They need to contact the MPs, that's what they should be doing," he said.
"They need to make us MPs earn our money.
"We need to try and effect change through the parliamentary process and that's always the best way to do it.
"The best way to do that is to get as many people and the over 75s to campaign, to lobby their MPs, contact in any way you can and put pressure on us to earn our wages so we can go to Government and put pressure on Westminster."
In a recent review the Government declined to decriminalise TV licence evasion for the time being, but did commit to keeping the situation under close review.
The Government and BBC are soon set to begin negotiations on the level of the TV licence fee from 2022.
Every year, however woeful its content, sordid its scandal or wasteful its spending, the BBC receives the best part of £4bn of TV licence-fee-payer's cash on a silver plate.
As the legislation currently stands, every property where equipment is installed or used to watch TV programmes on any channel, BBC or not, needs to be covered by a BBC TV licence. Additionally, from 1st September 2016, a TV licence is also needed to watch BBC on-demand programmes via the iPlayer.
Clare Sumner, the BBC's £175k Director of Policy, has hit back defending the TV licence fee that pays the exorbitant salaries and expenses of BBC "talent" and executives.
Calling on BBC supporters to defend the Corporation's beloved TV licence fee, Sumner said: "We have an important few months of debate ahead.
"We want all those who believe in the social and economic case for a universal BBC - for and available to everyone - to stand up for it more strongly than ever."
The annual BBC TV licence fee increases to £159 on the 1st April 2021.
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3 comments:
People don't want the BBC but they want live sports that's why they get a Sky TV subscription. There is one problem with Sky and that is if you get their package you MUST subscribe to the basic package i.e. Sky one and other channels costing £20 per month to also have sports.
The only way you can only get the sports package is with Now TV without any other channels. The downside is you have to pay the BBC if you get that package.
"as many people and the over 75s"
So I guess the over 75s aren't people then?...
(This could be why the Government is quite happy about older people being killed off by the forced vaccinations and refusing vital treatment because of the non-existent overfilling of hospitals, perhaps?)
Thanks for your comment Maryon Jeane. I didn't read anything sinister into his comment - I think he meant he wants as many people, those affected directly (over 75s) and those that aren't (everyone else), to get lobbying their MPs.
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