"Beginning Of The End For The BBC?" Julia Hartley-Brewer Reacts To TV Licence Fee Increase

[@BatterseaBill]

You don't need a TV license if you don't watch live broadcasts.

[@socialmeaslesinpartnership1252]

@DorisDay-lw4xs They have no way to check this. It's not possible to detect a receiver and that's what a telly is. The Beeb used to lie about this. They had vans with "Dr Who" - type antennae on top (1960s) and they said they could detect a TV and the room it was in. These vans had nothing in them. Corgi Toys made model ones.

[@chrisw4329]

​@DorisDay-lw4xswe don't have to prove it, the BBC has to.

[@timothywilliams4089]

@DorisDay-lw4xs Not at all, they are just goons, salesmen on commission; never answer questions, sign anything,....and do not let them in, EVER, just shut the door as you would to a brush salesman. First thing they ask is 'is this mr/mrs?, then ask to confirm the address,....never reply, shut the door. If they knock/ring again then this harrassment and trespass on your own property. You never get TESCOS knocking to ask why you haven't shopped with tham do you?

[@munners0852]

@DorisDay-lw4xs They can knock on your door but not the right to enter. If they have seen you watching live TV or BBC iPlayer they can get a warrant and they then have the right! They're the literal sales team, stick a no cold callers sticker on your door! If you do answer the door to them, just politely decline the service as it's not required and close the door. Don't stand there getting into conversation as they will try and trip you up with jargon and say they must check your home to see if you're receiving the broadcast. They have no right to, unless you are watching live TV and they have proof! It's like a random company knocking on your door to make sure you're not using any of their services, that you haven't asked for or want!

[@cyberleaderandy1]

​@DorisDay-lw4xs No they dont. The "detector van" was an utter lie and if they come round just say "no thank you" and shut the door. They can do nothing unless you tell them something.

[@Charlie_Ses]

Haven't paid the licence fee for years and haven't missed it at all. The corporation is ideologically driven and rotten to the core. FTBBC.

[@nicholaspostlethwaite9554]

I found that too, did not miss it at all. Though what drove me to stop was realising there was nothing on worth watching such that I ended up with 24h news going round and round. It was time to dump the lot and the tv and play on the computer for interactive entertainment not passive, (3D modelling) with a few on demand video things when they looked interesting.

[@freedomfighter5335]

Same here.

[@hazmat5749]

Same here, stopped paying after Saville, dont miss TV one bit.

[@davideyres955]

I lost my job and I didn’t have the money to pay for the license so stopped watching live. Was watching iplayer as it was legal at the time. Then the BBC strong armed the government and they agrees to make the license free for over 75s but the BBC had to fund it. They agreed. Government changed the law Then the bbc said they won’t pay for the over 75s Once you live without it you don’t miss it. Clearly Netflix manages to run a profitable operation on an optional subscription why is the bbc exempt form the real world. They are not special. Not impartial, not relevant.

[@redprince3158]

Defund the BBC 😊

[@gerrymacmanus]

Why?

[@ShallowDepression]

​@@gerrymacmanusWhy not?

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Defund redprince.

[@garethwatkins6347]

you said it ❤

[@munners0852]

I believe it is being done as they've had to increase it again to cover the millions lost from people not wanting the BS biased service. Some people like it, good for them! Watch it and pay for it, stop expecting everyone else to pay too!

[@RonaldShea5680]

The bbc fails to recognise how loathed and despised it is by the majority of the British population.

[@gweilospur5877]

Not the majority.

[@Caesar-3el]

Its neck and neck with sadic khan

[@britishpatriot7386]

​@@gweilospur5877yes the majority.

[@michaeld5888]

Hardly. It absolutely thrives on it. As we see it gives the finger to the public. I am sure most BBC personnel would be deeply offended if you said they had anything in common with their audience.

[@Zaphod-ef9yz]

God knows why anyone has a TV licence in this day and age. Guess it's just oldies with it and their land line and all the other crap they don't need.

[@knockedoutloaded]

You DO NOT need a licence just because you own a TV. Will somebody please tell JHB this!

[@deltafox9630]

Incorrect - the law states if you have a 'device in your home CAPABLE of receiving the BBC etc.' then you need a licence whether you watch it or not - not that I'm a supporter of 'it' or the licence fee.

[@davedogge2280]

@@deltafox9630 I'm capable of hiring a private jet to Australia but I don't buy or use that service therefore I don't pay - I hear you knocking Mr. TV license man but you can't come in. All this for a few awful channels and bad radio. The BBC is an arm of the globalists and their NGOs.

[@richarddickson6559]

Not true either. IF you watch or record live TV, OR watch BBC iplayer you need a licence, You DONOT need a licence to watch Netflix, KZbin, Disney etc

[@carolegeorgina6114]

@@deltafox9630no you don’t need a license the last 8yrs I haven’t paid a licence you only pay if you’re watching live tv .

[@knockedoutloaded]

@deltafox9630 That's incorrect. I have a TV with the aerial unplugged which means I can't receive live television. It's perfectly legal as I only watch Netflix and KZbin

[@kingfisher7687]

Can someone just invent a scrambler that fits to your tv, that blocks out BBC channels?!?! I’m sure it’d be a massive seller 🤔

[@andrewkerr3836]

Or buy a TV 📺 that doesn't receive BBC garbage if they were available.

[@hittitecharioteer]

No need. If you don't watch or record LIVE tv or use BBC iPlayer then YOU DO NOT NEED A LICENCE.

[@Galerak1]

Wouldn't make any difference, it's not just for watching BBC channels. If you watch ANY channel 'live' (as it's broadcast(i.e. it's on a schedule)) then you need a licence to watch it. If you only watch 'on-demand' content (excluding BBC iPlayer) then you don't need a licence.

[@kingfisher7687]

@@Galerak1 oh🤔 Maybe a built in ‘automatic delay’ so nothing is actually ‘live’ 🤔

[@timg1246]

​@@andrewkerr3836The government makes sure that the BBC is the first two channels on every system sold.

[@notjustforhackers4252]

The BBC's actions over Brexit was the "Beginning Of The End For The BBC".

[@davidweatherhead1431]

Best not mention there support for a terrorist organisation

[@hittitecharioteer]

When NuLabour were elected, BBC corridors were strewn with champagne bottles. Says it all?

[@RichardEnglander]

Yep, I voted to Remain, only just... but I noticed that they didn't give fair coverage to Leave arguments and misrepresented them. I'm glad we left now....

[@timg1246]

That opened many eyes to their ub-pleasant bias.

[@loonaticsrunningtheassylum]

But helping cover up peDoS doesn't bother you?????

[@aldgatewest]

The question is: Why should you be forced to pay for a television service you don't use?

[@hittitecharioteer]

FFS you don't! If you don't watch or record LIVE tv or use BBC iPlayer then YOU DO NOT NEED A LICENCE.

[@rodneyfungus8249]

Yes we know that you do not need a TV licence unless you watch live TV - that is not what he/she is saying! However if you watch a non zBBC live channel as my wife likes to do you still have to fund the BBC, even though you don’t use the BBC service. That is the point.

[@sarahwagland1559]

​@@rodneyfungus8249You can watch the other main channels on demand without a TV licence.

[@loonaticsrunningtheassylum]

Because it's the state propaganda machine.....

[@didibellini]

⁠@@rodneyfungus8249 I don’t understand what you’re saying. You only need a license if you watch BBC iPlayer or live TV. End of.

[@mrobo9037]

Stop paying the DISGUSTING TV TAX LICENSE, END THE DISGUSTING BBC TV TAX NOW !

[@gweilospur5877]

Yeah, everything in life should be free, why should we have to pay for things?

[@sharonbahar0124]

I want to know how many of us canceled our TV licence since Oct 7. They need to be transparent about it! Defund the BBC

[@Ms_Lorna_Lou]

I cancelled 2021 don't watch any mainstream TV now

[@IgorM1170]

Cancelled mine after the Shamima Begum podcasts. I don't miss the telly, at all, all that woke drivel and 'the worlds boiling' etc, and feel so much happier.👍

[@threethrushes]

@@IgorM1170I quit watching TV since 1998. I emigrated from the UK in 2015.

[@sharonbahar0124]

@@threethrushes good on ya! Can’t believe I paid all these years eeek 😬

[@MarkFromEastleigh]

I cancelled my licence DD last night. Told the wife to expect letters, knocks and the door but convinced her that we would be doing no wrong as we never watch live TV anymore. She agreed that watching just the grand national and a couple of FA cup footie matches was a waste of money for the cost of the licence.

[@RonaldShea5680]

The sickening greed of the bbc and it's employees is truly nauseating.

[@_Uh_Oh_]

Wonder if they are still sending about 2000 to Glastonbury lol. They think the public are absolute mugs

[@andysmith4158]

I would have been happy to pay when the BBC was impartial. However, it hasn't been impartial for at least 20 years, so why should I pay £159 (and soon to be much more) to pay for Hamas and Labour Party propaganda?

[@robnewell2303]

what labour propaganda?

[@artrandy]

@@robnewell2303 Wokism, anti-Semitism towards Israel, tacit policy of support for the anti-White BLM organisation, none of which have universal support in this country, and all of which the Labour party also support to some degree or another. You may not like the answer to your question, but nevertheless, that is the answer.........

[@brentmeistergeneral1054]

Hahaha ! Labour ? You do realise rhat Boris employed one of his mates to run the BBC don't you? You do realise there is pretty much a revolving door between our right wing newspapers and the bbc don't you? I would say if the BBC is p*ssing off right wingers like the talk tv audience and the left wingers like the novara media aidience then they are just aboit spot on.

[@artrandy]

And its anti-Brexit bias, then and now.........

[@robnewell2303]

ah yes, woke, the favourite word of the right wing, brought back into modern discussion by the right, then immediately want to ban it, but a word that none of them can define. There's some great clips of right wingers tripping over themselves to ban woke, then stumbling when asked to say what it actually means lol @@artrandy

[@niguel4438]

Actually they have to prove that you’re watching live BBC programmes. Watching catch up is not illegal. There are plenty of items on KZbin describing how to keep the vultures at bay.

[@fluxington]

*live programs (any channel)

[@niguel4438]

@@fluxington correct. But they have to prove it. You don’t have to let them into your house irrespective of their threats.

[@natsohigh5552]

​@niguel4438 I just let them in and passed them my remote. None of the channels were operational because I turned the TV wifi off 😂 before they came. Showed them I watch Prime via XBOX.

[@cottington32]

ChilliJonCarne is a good one…… to visit ……

[@niguel4438]

@@natsohigh5552 excelente well done

[@EQ2snorkle]

I cancelled mine last year and was getting the threatening letters and e-mails , had one knock on the door which I didn't answer ( I never answer my door unless I know someone is coming) Then I filled in the online ' I don't need a TV licence' form and heard nothing since. I was just sick of their constant radical left wing views and disregard for True Brits.

[@Sir_Gerald_Nosehairs.]

I don't even fill in the online form any longer. Why should I tell them anything? If they have their "TV detector vans" they would know right away if I was watching their product or not, surely..

[@EQ2snorkle]

@@Sir_Gerald_Nosehairs. The vans don't work, just a threatening tactic. I'm not illegally watching their crap though so I 100% don't need a licence. Still not letting a goon in under any circumstances. Why should I have to prove my innocence constantly to these lefty scum?

Sod em!

[@maccagrabme]

I'd rather have a poltergeist come through the TV than the BBC.

[@genehuntpt2]

Three years I've been rid had another email about a 18 months after wanting me to confirm i still didn't want it and underneath in big bold letters was the option to pay for another licence 🤣 yeh right i don't think so !

[@nsean479]

Just remember the so called TV license inspectors are nothing more than door to door salesmen. You don't need to speak to them or even answer the door to them.

[@hittitecharioteer]

CORRECT. Thank goodness you at least understand this.

[@GKSC]

If the BBC 'enforcers' are telling you that you need a license to 'own a TV', then I'd advise that you sue for misrepresentation/sales under duress and false information.

[@wyattfamily8997]

Exactly.

[@JANICEJANILLY]

I cancelled mine never watch the rubbish and I won’t finance their evil agenda

[@12alocin]

All very well for you, my wife watchers every piece of shite there is, so divorce is more expensive than a licence!

[@AndWhat443]

@@12alocin🤣🤣🤣 I'm divorced 5 years now. no more nagging and thankfully no more Eastenders or TV licence to boot.

[@Biketunerfy]

I’d say they represent an ideology more than they represent the people. Their charter also says they are to be politically neutral, nothing could be further from the truth. The amount of scandals that have hurt children that they covered up should have instigated a withdrawal of the licence fee immediately.

[@jamessoulsby5320]

you are right in that they are pushing an ideology. its healthy and useful to know where that ideology and narrative comes from. UN? nah cant be. WHO? nahh cant be. WEF nah. Its those same groups that control 90% of governments. the same collective who have an endgame agenda that started with their rollout of covid and all that quickly followed it

[@RebelsInc969]

Yep they've been Buggering British Children for years

[@stevesmyth4982]

You don't need a licence if you own a TV, you need a licence if you watch or record live TV on any channel. If people want to make a topic on the TV licence they should get their facts right first.

[@robtheplod]

Thats sloppy of Julia, and unfortunately plays into the hands of the BBC who want people to still think this!

[@hittitecharioteer]

Need their licence if you use BBC's iPlayer too.

[@pershorefoodbanktrusselltr3632]

I haven’t had a licence for 5 years, but I’m amazed people so willingly pay it!

[@cyberleaderandy1]

Me neither. Crazy people do but many are gullible and still believe the detector vans were real and still exist

[@5578pedro]

Detector vans are not the problem although they have long since been replaced with more sophisticated methods. Older people who were brought up to ‘play the game’ and fit into all things governmental, don’t want to cause themselves unwarranted stress by receiving harassing letters and threats of court action.

[@stephentaylor4513]

Be they are scared of criminal record

[@latchdoorlatch996]

9% rise to help pay for people like Gary linekers pay rise next year..

[@davetart7029]

She is wrong about that,you do NOT need a license if you own a tv,you need a license if you watch live or receorded programs only.

[@hittitecharioteer]

And us BBC iPlayer.

[@livestreamsuk6004]

You realise these news stations are state propaganda?

[@martp197]

The end of the BBC and a TV happened for me 15 years ago, best thing I ever did. Now I can't even stand being in a room with a low vibration frequency TV on, it brings on anxiety. They don't call it 'programming' for nothing folks.

[@realitywins-do5hj]

Me too! Only internet ty now ,mostly you tube for me😊

[@kevindavies2406]

Why should we be charged for old repeats and Biased news programmes and talk shows

[@rayvinloony2322]

Abolish it then!!!!!!!

[@herringfly]

Eight years ago cancelled the tv licence and subscribed to Netflix and Prime. Infinitely better for half the annual cost. Bonus is being able to catch up on all the great tv series on KZbin that I missed from 60s through to the 90s. Anyone still paying the BBC must be insane.

[@nirdegoo]

Why in 2023 are people still paying to watch bad shows that shamelessly lie to viewers. The choice is up to the viewers which program to watch for free. Julia Hartley-Brewer You only bring the truth. Keep up your wonderful work. ✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡✡

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Congratulations! You have mastered the art of talking out of your back side.

[@andyetheridge]

@@z0n0ph0ne🤣🤣

[@evamurray2564]

​@@z0n0ph0nesarcastic ad hominems are the lowest form of wit.

[@nirdegoo]

@@z0n0ph0ne ✡✡Only a master who invented this art can notice.✡✡

[@hellomum5038]

I live in one of many retirement bungalows and my neighbours are all in their late 70s and 80s and have little else as entertainment. Personally, I don't have or want a license. I just point out how you, like many other people don't even think about OAPs.

[@petertrezise4545]

Australia got rid of the radio and tv licence in September 1974. Britain needs to grow up.

[@moriwaki1105]

3 . 8 BILLION a Year in Licence fees ....no wonder they can make open budget Shite ! They literally don't know what to spend it on.

[@TheSecurdisc]

There is a solution. Give those accused of not having a TV license the right to be tried by Judge and Jury. Then we will see how many of our peers convict !

[@moodophile]

If you 'own a television'. Incorrect! It's is the *act* of watch/recording live tv as it is broadcast, or using iplayer (but not other catchup services) requires a licence. Not the equipment you own. TVL even states as much on their website, albeit its hardly front and centre.

[@kernowarty]

Their mission statement is always to Entertain, Educate and Inform. So in the latest Woke Dr Who episode they educated and informed people that Sir Isaac Newton was half Indian!!!

[@Pythagarous]

And called gravity “mavity”.

[@kasey-l5z]

kerno....Ah, but there is still the other half of Sir Isaac! Would you consider paying 50% of the licence? 😁😁

[@normanj1975]

Too much money scrap the BBC

[@suzann2531]

What right has the BBC got to tell people they can’t watch any other live tv channel without buying a ripoff BBC licence.

[@SimBir08]

I know right, lets say I didn't have a TV in my house at all but I have a monthly skysports subscription to watch live sports on my mobile PHONE, do I then need a TV licence because I'm watching live TV on my phone?

[@tonyh1515]

Its time for it to go !!

[@gazsykes67]

It should a subscription service the BBC has sealed its own fate by being blatantly biased on a lot of major issues we’ve had and still going through in this country.

[@5578pedro]

Oh don’t get me started on the BBC ! It’s an irritating anachronism that is run by very annoying humourless self absorbed young people. The golden years are over thanks to those types. It has long ceased to be what it was first intended for and should be closed down.

[@kelsogirl562]

I'm sick and tired of being obliged to pay for something I rarely watch and am infuriated that the BBC thinks they deserve a 9% increase. For what? They waste so much money on woke programmes that nobody wants to watch and put presenters on television that have biased views on life. They're supposed to be impartial.

[@wyattfamily8997]

Just owning a T.V. doesn't require a license.

[@jasonleigh4938]

Commercial arm of the BBC makes billions a year. Who gets that profit?

[@adrianrouse5148]

Can't do anything about the programs. Can't do anything about there bias. Can stop watching . Can stop paying.

[@stephaniefarrant]

I cancelled my TV licence last year and so glad I did! Don't need to watch BBC or live broadcasts. I wish everyone else would do the same. Defund the BBC altogether.

[@nockianlifter661]

“Newsnight” 😂 😂 Call it what it is “woke night” “lefty night” “propaganda night”.

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Drivel!

[@nockianlifter661]

@@z0n0ph0ne Yes, Newsnight is absolute drivel.

[@MookMineola]

How anyone can watch that drivel is beyond me .

[@z0n0ph0ne]

Said the sad GBNews watcher.@@MookMineola

[@stucatfreeuk]

Pretty sure most of the people that don't pay the licence, don't watch TV at all. I don't. Waste of time and money

[@stevemather-i9m]

You don’t need a licence “per se” you can watch plenty on TV without a tv licence please report the issue more coherently 🤔

[@MagnanimousEntropy]

Not paying your TV licence fee is not a crime. Being forced to pay for it certainly is. The sooner the BBC is torn down, the better.

[@englishsilver9418]

Julia that's not true, if you watch the BBC or live TV then you have to have a TV License otherwise you dont need one. DEFUND THE BBC.

[@Piccyman1]

It’s offensive to have to pay money to what might as well be the labour party’s voice, it has to stop.

[@stevengeorgecook755]

BBC should close 100%, you don’t need a licence to watch Netflix, dvds 💪💪💪

[@aikighost]

Beginning of the end happened about 5 -10 years ago when the started to continually insult their audiences intelligence, you could not PAY me to watch the BBC these days.

[@williamallen875]

Why pay to watch a corrupt organisation, Saville, Bashir, etc, etc, and all the bosses knew. Then, because its a tax, employ, like public services, too many managers at too high salaries.

[@socialmeaslesinpartnership1252]

B um B andits C orporation................give us munneeeee!.....................................

[@leonardpattison2816]

Their days are numbered .most under 25s are watching online .

[@chrisnelson3884]

If BBC news reported the sky is blue I'd look out a window to check

[@Durgesuth]

Ahh but it’s been “Verified “ 😀

[@JasperDaniels-w5f]

The licence fee is not value for money as much as they like to tell us it is.

[@ianbrown9082]

The British Bashing Corporation

[@merlinhotspurs]

Why do we put up with this? If everyone didn’t pay they would be forced to scrap it.

[@colincox1716]

I didn't object to paying the license fee , what I did object was paying for Far Left propaganda to destroy this fantastic Country .

[@robnewell2303]

far left? such as what

[@colincox1716]

@robnewell2303 Ha , you must be Gary Linekers producer or like the Eric Gill statue.

[@robnewell2303]

Lineker? wtf has he got to do with anything?@@colincox1716

[@ianreid]

While MPs can claim the fee on expenses nothing will be done

[@jmarsh769]

Those of us who don’t pay the licence fee (because I don’t need it and don’t want it), will have a nasty surprise. They will abolish the licence fee and replace it with a media tax that you can’t opt out of. Anyone who thinks it will go subscription or commercial are kidding themselves!

[@nickwebb6702]

I'm South of England and have cancelled my TV licence, sick of moral education in every show I watched.

[@bartonseagrave9605]

The BBC can affect your mental health.

[@Tony-1971]

You can have as many tv's in your home as you want. That does not require you to buy a BBC licence. You only require one if you watch/record programmes 'live' on the tv or any other device (including your smart phone). This is another reason Talk TV should do what GB News does and upload ALL of their content to KZbin, so people can watch it all AFTER it has been broadcast live. In France they abolished their licence fee last year. Theirs cost 138 euros per year. Macron promised to get rid of it if he was re-elected. Not been mentioned in our mainstream media. Wonder why?

[@dianapugh1534]

Haven't watched it for years.

[@neilgarland9736]

No one should ever be brought before a magistrate court for not having a tv licence!!...its hardly the crime of the century or crime at all!!

[@rodneyfungus8249]

It is a crime if you watch live TV

[@neilgarland9736]

@@rodneyfungus8249 How is it!?...I suppose you could say watching the BBC is a 'crime' ! lol

[@SimBir08]

@@rodneyfungus8249 I pay Sky Sports a monthly fee to watch live football what the fuck does that have to do with the BBC. I thought there were laws in place to prevent monopolies, are the BBC somehow exempt from that? I can watch live football on my phone does that mean I have to pay £159 to watch football on my phone?

[@Gunner4746]

It is a crime if you watch live tv without a licence. I don't want to pay car tax but if I drive without it, its a crime.

[@SimBir08]

@davidlamb8784 why should I pay the BBC to watch a live sports event on sky TV that I'm already paying sky for

[@alancoppin2610]

They had to put it up to pay for Mr Linikers wages because he’s struggling on 3 million a year

[@kennethmcgill6161]

It’s time the goverment removed the tv licence and forced the bbc to pay their own way,the public should never have been forced to pay for something they don’t watch or want.

[@MAC-mp2hu]

Don’t pay; they can’t do anything anyway!

[@marnew1000]

I’ve been saying this for years, the BBC has got to be broken up just like British Gas, British telecom & British rail to name but three were, why are we still allowing it? The news coverage is now so biased I can’t watch it anymore.. it’s got to go, this year coming I hope???

[@davidweatherhead1431]

The end can't come soon enough time to ditch the propaganda licence

[@DaTruth1017]

I *used* to watch *Why Don't You?* 1973 ‧ Children's television series; it said switch off the TV and do something less boring instead, so I gave my flatscreen to charity

[@charlesfrancis6894]

The B.B.C. license fee was an obscenity from day one when people were sent to prison for not paying a tax in order that a company can survive when normal companies live or die on content and quality of product. Our politicians renew the charter every time but then they are rich and get assistance with their electricity bills fiddle their expenses and have a subsidy meals system and many are ex lawyers and others have a second job being on the board of banks hence why so many people have zero respect for these so called right honourable people. The only reason for this company having such protection from reality is that the elite will use them before and after a nuclear conflict.

[@SimBir08]

MP's support the BBC because many of them get kickbacks

[@proffessorclueless]

I never watch the BBC but pay the licence fee. I've been intimidated into it. I see it as a tax to stop unwanted officials knocking on my door and possibly falling foul of the complicated laws surrounding it. When I am a bit older and might want to watch a bit more television of course I won't be able to afford it. When I was growing up in the 1960's and 70's the BBC was probably the best channel in the whole world and excellent value for money. However, the world has moved on and watching commercially funded channels and subscription services offer much, much better value.

[@mrh938]

Call the TV licence people tell them you don't need a license and take away there right of access job done you won't be bothered by the TV licence people anymore

[@hittitecharioteer]

Then more fool you? If you don't watch or record LIVE tv or use BBC iPlayer then YOU DO NOT NEED A LICENCE. It really IS that simple.

[@stestar09]

The only thing to come from bbc is Sir Richard Attenborough's amazing life & planet series. He has a great number of followers.

[@hittitecharioteer]

@@stestar09 Ah? The man who over 5+ decades has single handedly clocked-up more travel miles (along with his recording team) and who wants the rest of you to have your movements restricted to "save the planet"? Yeah…a great (**) indeed.

[@nickwillobey2205]

Time to kick this totally biased, out of touch, old ,tired, dinosaur into touch!😮

[@samsampson7407]

Theirs plenty of choices on the beeb, not all people watch the TV, radio for instance, if they did away with the beeb watch the other TV stations bang the price up, and who wants to listen to Hartley Brewer anyway, lol.

[@drend182]

I stopped paying for the TV licence 5 years ago because of the BBC`s anglophobic propoganda, but what began as a protest has become a celebration. It`s an absolute joy to be freed from the tv schedule ! I choose - note that BBC- CHOOSE - to subscribe to Netflix and ad free KZbin and quite simply, I watch WHAT I want, WHEN I want. So if you`re considering cancelling or not renewing your TV licence, JUST DO IT ! I promise you, you won`t regret it.

[@MyThoughtsonEverything11]

What's the difference between Putin and a TV licence inspector. I'd let Putin in the house for a chat

[@hittitecharioteer]

A BBC lackey at your door? A polite "no thankyou" AND SHUT THE DOOR. If you don't watch or record LIVE tv or use BBC iPlayer then YOU DO NOT NEED A LICENCE.

[@vanessac1721]

Putin's probably got more interesting stories than BBC 😂

[@bluedwarf8858]

That's not true what she said where if you own a TV you have to pay a TV licence, as long as you don't watch bbc or live TV and have a subscription to netflix, you don't have to pay for the licence

[@mpol701]

U can have a, sub to Netflix

[@bluedwarf8858]

@@mpol701 yes sorry your right on that

[@Dazlin001]

I stopped watching live TV many years ago, if the missus didn't watch corrie I'd have stopped paying the licence fee ages ago

[@Stringbean421]

Julia, you do not need a TV license just for owning a TV. Many years ago, you needed a TV licence if you owned any equipment (such as a TV), that was 'Capable' of receiving a TV signal. That blurb was written on the back of the license. That was before the tech landscape changed with the internet and mobile devices. You now only need a license if you watch 'LIVE' broadcasts either from the BBC or any other channel.

[@SimBir08]

Even sky sports on a mobile phone?

[@Stringbean421]

@@SimBir08 Yes, any TV channel that is showing something 'Live' requires a license. Watching Catch-up TV on any channel, including Sky is fine. People think the license is just for the BBC, it isn't.

[@SimBir08]

@@Stringbean421 It should be, because the BBC are the only one's profiting from it.

[@ade3628]

Don't pay, stop opening letters and don't open the door when they come knocking. Stop being so afraid. If they can't see your TV from outside they have no grounds to ask for a warrant

[@andrewmayo608]

Lets hope it is....BBC should be made to generate their own income stream and stop living off the backs of others who are already having their pockets picked by governments at an alarming rate.

[@GKSC]

There are many uses for a TV that does not include the viewing of live broadcasts. BBC has no jurisdiction to license services that they do not own/control.

[@martinstone3656]

JHB have a read, You used to need a TV licence merely for having a telly, but now you can get away without paying the £159 annual fee if you only watch certain channels on catch-up. If you watch BBC iPlayer, you'll need a licence, but you won't for other channels' catch-up services. Confused? Many will be with your remarks here

[@hittitecharioteer]

If you 1.) don't watch or record LIVE tv or 2.) do not use BBC iPlayer then YOU DO NOT NEED A LICENCE.

[@oysterman250]

It's a lot of money for programmes that are now almost exclusively made for about 14% of the British population.

[@mcsnapshot1]

The license fee is nothing more than an entertainment tax

[@coventrypunx1014]

Go to prison for not having the BLM TV License . But live for when entering U.K illegally

[@davidbailey4544]

Dont people realized some MPs get a back hander to support the BBC licence !!🤬

[@andrewlane8949]

as long as you dont watch live tv you dont need a licence can watch most things on catch up tv this woman is talking out of some where else other than her mouth amazing good job and does not look into things

[@BigAndy80sGen]

I havent watched the bbc since 2010 and im proud of that fact.....

[@philipwilkes2780]

Put the BBC into the hands of the private sector and see how they fare! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Keepingthefaith72]

Julia Hartley-Brewer says if you have a TV you need a TV license, No you dont she needs to get her facts right ...

[@Deadeditior]

I really hope so. Make the monthly fee optional and open up membership worldwide. If the BBC keeps making great content (?) then people will pay for it. If they make content that no one wants to watch then it will die. Maybe that’s what they’re afraid of.

[@SaltyGammon567]

I'd be happy to pay for the BBC is the BBC didn't actively and openly hate me, my people, my culture and my country.

[@chrisdawson6380]

I'm of pensionable age and retired. I don't buy a licence because I NEVER watch live TV of any denomination. (BBC or any other channel) or use BBC iplayer. I will never watch BBC again because of its woke pc drivel it spews at every opportunity. I haven't watched it for the last 4 years and don't miss it one iota. I can easily afford the licence I just wont pay for something that's worthless to me.

[@tonyandjanetparker3204]

I have'nt watched bbc for years. Why should we have to pay?

[@patrickwhite3127]

Correct. You do not need a licence to own a tv. The licence is for watching BBC or anything it transmits including i player or if you watch live tv on any channel. So if you wish to watch youtube no licence needed.

[@hittitecharioteer]

Recording live TV too.

[@mkkravist11]

As always, JHB conveniently short on the facts and long on putting fear into people. Check the facts Julia, millions of people do not need to have the license. If they want to pay it, that’s up to them, but they don’t actually need it. It’s very clear what the criteria are, so do the quick research and decide as you want.

[@grumpyoldsodinacellar3518]

I got rid of my tv years ago, just as covid came, I didn't want to be glued to the set and took up woodworking. I just get all I need now from KZbin.

[@chrissmith-wq6gr]

Agree 100%. Well done Julia👍

[@rationalmartian]

NO! NO! NO! Not well done Julia, (not this time atleast). She is spouting cobblers. The very same cobblers far too many folk mindlessly spread abroad, that most folk mindlessly swallow and in turn repeat. It would be SO simple to go and actually check the information out. We're on the bloody Internet for crying out loud. PLEASE will everyone cease spreading this false information. Anyone who doesn't like reading could do worse than check out a chap called ChilliJonCarnie. (There could be a H in the JoHn). He has been covering this and the BBC for a few years now. It's disappointing to constantly see folk who believe the BBC propaganda and assume they must have a licence. Even friend's and family for some reason will not listen. BTW. One is also in NO way obligated to even answer the door to them. Let alone answer questions. And NEVER ever let them through the door. It's also illegal for them to look through your window.

[@Chris1553]

Why should people be forced to pay for a product they don't use, it's perverse !!

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

The BBC has proven itself to be absolutely untrustworthy. Why would anyone want to watch their programming aside from a few dramas? What I'm worried about is if the British government starts requiring subjects to watch the BBC! I lived in the UK for three years. Never paid a single pence toward the tax. Never will

[@WayneByrne-hs3pz]

Sell all BBC assets off and give the proceeds to build affordable housing. The licence fee is abhorrent when people are threatened by the left wing BBC into paying it.

[@Cyrus-3D]

Government "concerned" by possible rise in license fee? Yes concerned is about as far as this government goes and all. But you missed a few words out, like government pretends to be concerned, and this is the BBC, so there is no possible about it, so cross the word possible out and change that to by rise in license fee. It is time this leaglised theft of a license went.