The bbc, again.

[Wisbech Eagle]

So it's out of the goodness of our hearts.

Obviously not, for the many detractors on here. For them it’s just like taxes, or death, unwanted but unavoidable.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

It will become a subscription service, as much as you might not want it to be

Not a chance, unless the populist nutjobs get their hands on the levers of power.

Then all bets, on anything and everything are off. Time to pack the bags and head elsewhere if that ever happened. Which will be resisted by all the other parties. The groundwork for which is only now being laid with the announcements of moves towards PR. Something I have long predicted would eventually happen.

So the chance of Reform ever having anything other than a noisy presence outside a coalition are retreating fast. Once Farage disappears, so will they. That day is now on the horizon.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Obviously not, for the many detractors on here. For them it’s just like taxes, or death, unwanted but unavoidable.

Patently it was avoidable as evidenced by the number of people who avoided it.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

This will be a win win for both the government and the BBC.

The BBC wants rid of the licence fee as it costs over £100m to manage and the bad press they get from persecuting mainly poor women in court for non payment. They would also prefer to hide their costs amongst someone else's fees.

The Beeb likes the idea of an broadband company collecting their funds (who wouldn't) and they know that terrestrial TV viewing is dying whilst internet access is growing. Freeview costs a fortune for the Beeb and others to maintain.

The government wants to get rid of Freeview by 2030 so they can sell the frequencies to mobile phone companies. After which the only way to access TV will be by broadband thus solving the BBC's funding problem.

So adding BBC funding to broadband superscription solves all their problems and captures those nasty people who don't want to pay their licence legally or not.

For the BBC and the government what's not to like.

For the rest of us it means choice goes out the window and for the mainly elderly who don't have broadband it will be a headache and an additional cost just to watch TV.

That’s easily dealt with. Those unable to afford broadband will be given it. The actual cost of doing so being really cheap, with the existing infrastructure. No need for really fast speeds or complicated set ups. Would also provide a safety net.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Not a chance, unless the populist nutjobs get their hands on the levers of power.

Then all bets, on anything and everything are off. Time to pack the bags and head elsewhere if that ever happened. Which will be resisted by all the other parties. The groundwork for which is only now being laid with the announcements of moves towards PR. Something I have long predicted would eventually happen.

So the chance of Reform ever having anything other than a noisy presence outside a coalition are retreating fast. Once Farage disappears, so will they. That day is now on the horizon.

Viewers pay for Sky, TNT, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, etc. Why wouldn't they subscribe to the BBC?

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Patently it was avoidable as evidenced by the number of people who avoided it.

It is now, hence the need to change the method and remove the opportunity to be a back slider.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Viewers pay for Sky, TNT, Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, etc. Why wouldn't they subscribe to the BBC?

Because they are purely entertainment channels. The BBC is much more than that.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Because they are purely entertainment channels. The BBC is much more than that.

Sky isn't. It has several news channels.
In any case if it's so much more then surely everyone would be more likely to subscribe to it.

 

[eaglesdare]

Not a chance, unless the populist nutjobs get their hands on the levers of power.

Then all bets, on anything and everything are off. Time to pack the bags and head elsewhere if that ever happened. Which will be resisted by all the other parties. The groundwork for which is only now being laid with the announcements of moves towards PR. Something I have long predicted would eventually happen.

So the chance of Reform ever having anything other than a noisy presence outside a coalition are retreating fast. Once Farage disappears, so will they. That day is now on the horizon.

I am filled with hope that most of your predictions don't come true.

"I think it’s working and beyond something unexpected happening, Harris will win." - wisbech eagle august 2024

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

Sky isn't. It has several news channels.
In any case if it's so much more then surely everyone would be more likely to subscribe to it.

True, and generally do a decent job. Usually bundled with other packages, or provided free. I doubt too many would subscribe just to them.

That the BBC is a vital window through which the world sees us, and often themselves, undistorted by government, doesn’t mean people would be prepared to fund it voluntarily. Regrettably people don’t think like that. As proved in this thread.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

True, and generally do a decent job. Usually bundled with other packages, or provided free. I doubt too many would subscribe just to them.

That the BBC is a vital window through which the world sees us, and often themselves, undistorted by government, doesn’t mean people would be prepared to fund it voluntarily. Regrettably people don’t think like that. As proved in this thread.

What it proves is that people are prepared to pay for services they want.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

I am filled with hope that most of your predictions don't come true.

"I think it’s working and beyond something unexpected happening, Harris will win." - wisbech eagle august 2024

Several unexpected things did happen.

Harris didn’t perform as anticipated.

Biden’s late withdrawal tainted Harris.

Trump being shot softened people’s view of him more than expected, or deserved.

Musk bribed voters.

Most of all, the voters in the US seemed to have developed a collective brain fog right at the wrong moment. Which has since cleared.

 

[Wisbech Eagle]

What it proves is that people are prepared to pay for services they want.

Never in doubt.

It’s ensuring they pay for what they, and their country, need which is the challenge.

We don’t want to pay taxes, but we need to or society would collapse.

 

[eaglesdare]

Several unexpected things did happen.

Harris didn’t perform as anticipated.

Biden’s late withdrawal tainted Harris.

Trump being shot softened people’s view of him more than expected, or deserved.

Musk bribed voters.

Most of all, the voters in the US seemed to have developed a collective brain fog right at the wrong moment. Which has since cleared.

Hopefully the same outcome for farage 🥳

Bidens withdrawal and the trump attempted assassination occured before your comment.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Never in doubt.

It’s ensuring they pay for what they, and their country, need which is the challenge.

We don’t want to pay taxes, but we need to or society would collapse.

But if they want what the BBC has to offer why wouldn't they be willing to pay for it when they pay for other broadcasters' output?