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Should we pay BBC licence fee

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 10:53

I think we should still pay ithe BBC licence fee but I see someone else has been accused of bullying ....this time on BBC breakfast..I still think it is great value for money though. They make quality programmes and are are balanced in their reporting. I think it's unfair that they get so much stick. We need a public service broadcaster..

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 22:30

RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 22:23

Actually, I think she’d be better off reading a wide range of sources and using her critical thinking skills to parse the info and come to a conclusion. Relying on any one source, even the sainted BBC is hardly the most intelligent way to form an opinion. Did she even mention GB News?

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I do. All the time.

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RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 22:23

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 22:20

You know that's being deliberately provocative and simplistic but do I think you'd be better off watching BBC than GB new...yes, yes I do.

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Actually, I think she’d be better off reading a wide range of sources and using her critical thinking skills to parse the info and come to a conclusion. Relying on any one source, even the sainted BBC is hardly the most intelligent way to form an opinion. Did she even mention GB News?

arethereanyleftatall · 20/06/2025 22:21

Except they’re not balanced at all are they? They think men are women. I won’t pay them a penny. I got great pleasure cancelling my DD about a month ago.

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 22:20

smilingcurtains · 20/06/2025 22:17

So if I start watching the BBC, I’ll be ok?

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You know that's being deliberately provocative and simplistic but do I think you'd be better off watching BBC than GB new...yes, yes I do.

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RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 22:19

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 22:16

I think it is a better agenda, yes. I freely admit it.

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So actually you don’t have a problem with people being manipulated, just as long as they’re manipulated in a way you find agreeable. Right.

smilingcurtains · 20/06/2025 22:17

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 18:32

Multiple manipulated, lying sourced

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So if I start watching the BBC, I’ll be ok?

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 22:16

RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 21:58

Yes I have. I’m not even arguing the media is biased and has an agenda, I just think you’re ignoring the fact the media you like is also biased and has an agenda; you’re just fine with it because it’s an agenda you like.

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I think it is a better agenda, yes. I freely admit it.

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RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 22:00

@Daygloboo on the subject on 1984, did you know Orwell worked at the BBC and some of the things he saw happening there, directly inspired the book?

RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 21:58

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 21:56

Well, specific sources. Which tend to dominated. I think we all know who they are. I think we are sleepwalking into mind control. Have you read 1984

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Yes I have. I’m not even arguing the media is biased and has an agenda, I just think you’re ignoring the fact the media you like is also biased and has an agenda; you’re just fine with it because it’s an agenda you like.

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 21:56

RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 21:48

So, basically you think everyone should think the same as you? Because you approve of the BBC’s agenda, you think everyone else should too?

No, nothing is neutral which is why it’s weird you’re pushing the BBC and making out anyone who reads other sources is being manipulated.

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Well, specific sources. Which tend to dominated. I think we all know who they are. I think we are sleepwalking into mind control. Have you read 1984

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RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 21:48

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 21:44

Of course it's got an agenda but imo it and the bbc have got healthier agendas than some of the other sources. Nothing' s neutral, is it.

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So, basically you think everyone should think the same as you? Because you approve of the BBC’s agenda, you think everyone else should too?

No, nothing is neutral which is why it’s weird you’re pushing the BBC and making out anyone who reads other sources is being manipulated.

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 21:44

RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 20:49

So you think you’re capable of finding untainted sources but that poster isn’t? And if you think papers like the Guardian don’t have an agenda then I don’t know what to tell you. Used to love The G but, like the BBC, it isn’t what it once was.

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Of course it's got an agenda but imo it and the bbc have got healthier agendas than some of the other sources. Nothing' s neutral, is it.

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RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 20:49

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 20:21

But many mainstream outlets are slanted to the benefits of their billionaire owners.

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So you think you’re capable of finding untainted sources but that poster isn’t? And if you think papers like the Guardian don’t have an agenda then I don’t know what to tell you. Used to love The G but, like the BBC, it isn’t what it once was.

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 20:21

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 20:19

No, I like channel 4. The Guardian. Bits of the i. And other lesser known publications and outlets.

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But many mainstream outlets are slanted to the benefits of their billionaire owners.

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 20:19

RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 18:33

So you’re saying every source that isn’t the BBC is manipulated and lying? Really?

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No, I like channel 4. The Guardian. Bits of the i. And other lesser known publications and outlets.

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UndermyShoeJoe · 20/06/2025 19:58

fiveIsNewOne · 20/06/2025 19:50

Do other media even track and publish their corrections and clarifications?

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They do but maybe not as neatly as the bbc but they all have to post corrections if they are required.

You’ll find them all on Google or if you know the exact one you can search say daily mail (issue) correction. Telegraph (item) correction.

fiveIsNewOne · 20/06/2025 19:50

UndermyShoeJoe · 20/06/2025 19:07

I mean the bbc have to issue plenty of their own corrections and clarifications.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedback/corrections_clarifications/

edit these are the 2025 ones so far.

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Do other media even track and publish their corrections and clarifications?

Dangermoo · 20/06/2025 19:34

No and I do not like the tone of their bully boy letters when you're inbetween homes. Wording such as "do you want a vist from us?" I will pay it to keep the tossers off my back.

UndermyShoeJoe · 20/06/2025 19:07

I mean the bbc have to issue plenty of their own corrections and clarifications.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/helpandfeedback/corrections_clarifications/

edit these are the 2025 ones so far.

RalphWiggumsCrayon · 20/06/2025 18:33

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 18:32

Multiple manipulated, lying sourced

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So you’re saying every source that isn’t the BBC is manipulated and lying? Really?

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Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 18:32

smilingcurtains · 20/06/2025 15:34

No because I have a skill called critical thinking and am able to get my news from multiple sources to check for accuracy. I don’t need to pay the BBC £174.50 for their opinion too.

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Multiple manipulated, lying sourced

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ForeveraBluebird · 20/06/2025 17:38

I only have a tv license because I enjoy the cricket and watch some football matches. I begrudge paying it though.

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 20/06/2025 17:34

I think it should be a subscription service.

If it was thrn if you value it that's fine. You should feel free to pay for it.

You valuing it should not compel me to pay for it.

Its time it changed. Everything the BBC has done and has turned a blind eye to over the years? And were supposed to trust them? Respect them? Worship them? Fuck that.

tsmainsqueeze · 20/06/2025 17:31

Daygloboo · 20/06/2025 11:31

I think it's really wrong not to pay for a public broadcaster. They try to be unbiased in a world full of broadcasters who tell lies and try to manipulate the audience. You can't honestly believe that some of the other networks don't tell the most appalling lies and twist opinion in favour of their billionaire backers.

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I find it hard to understand how you believe they don't lie and manipulate the audience alongside the fact you think they are unbiased - if i have read you correctly.
I don't think they are good value for money , its the same old faces on inflated salaries and they certainly give me the impression that there is corruption etc behind the scenes.
After 30 years of paying i opted out ,didn't watch much anyway and am happy to avoid .
Another reason for me is their bully boy tactics towards non payers.

TwinklyFawn · 20/06/2025 16:54

The bbc should be a subscription service. I only have a tv licence because i watch football and cricket. I don't really watch the bbc. I hate tennis. The pundits on match of the day are awful. The dramas have gone down hill. Call the midwife should have finished years ago. I never understood what was so good about line of duty. The only thing i have liked on the bbc recently is happy valley.

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