Spot on! As you've said before (to paraphrase) the State is just huge now; it taxes more, borrows more, prints more (money) and spends more. But everything is worse. Shrink the State!
Absolutely. The state is clearly trying to do too much. It needs to set a list of priorities and stick to those. Fortunately it’s easy to decide what those priorities should be. Just ask the electorate.
The easiest way to kill the BBC is to cancel your TV license and watch alternative news on YouTube. If the programmes are rubbish go get Netflix. There is no need for government involvement. People should act for themselves, nobody forces you to watch MSM.
As for governments, stop being tribal and vote somewhere else. Just because we have first past the post doesn't mean you are banned from voting with your principles! Voting the same way but expecting something different...Einstein's definition of mad. If enough people go somewhere else there would soon be political shift. I suspect by the election of 2028 when people who go to Labour find out they're dross too it will be fun and games. Start the process of change, reject the status quo and go with principle or forever shut up moaning.
Hi Eli,abeth. Clearly having a state broadcaster made more sense in 1950 than it does in 2023. But an awful lot of people do value the BBC’s output, which is one of the reasons why I don’t want to ‘burn it all down.’ Also, not everyone who works there is a Lineker-I believe he does his more thoughtful colleagues a disservice when he says daft stuff like this.
I think the key is obviously the funding model. It seems that a growing number of people resent the licence fee. And I’d hope that moving to a subscription model, perhaps over a transition period, where the licence fee is reduced as more BBC services become optional, could help keep most people happy. Maybe.
I 100% agree with you that the 2028 election will be the one that really shapes this country’s future for the next fifty years or so.
Thanks so much for your comment. And you’re right- Lots of great stuff on YouTube!
Spot on! As you've said before (to paraphrase) the State is just huge now; it taxes more, borrows more, prints more (money) and spends more. But everything is worse. Shrink the State!
Absolutely. The state is clearly trying to do too much. It needs to set a list of priorities and stick to those. Fortunately it’s easy to decide what those priorities should be. Just ask the electorate.
"it is ‘top scientists’ guessing how bad COVID is going to be and getting it wrong by a factor of ten every. single. time."
I think you misspelled "one hundred" there...
Ha! Of course you are correct. Ten apologies.
The easiest way to kill the BBC is to cancel your TV license and watch alternative news on YouTube. If the programmes are rubbish go get Netflix. There is no need for government involvement. People should act for themselves, nobody forces you to watch MSM.
As for governments, stop being tribal and vote somewhere else. Just because we have first past the post doesn't mean you are banned from voting with your principles! Voting the same way but expecting something different...Einstein's definition of mad. If enough people go somewhere else there would soon be political shift. I suspect by the election of 2028 when people who go to Labour find out they're dross too it will be fun and games. Start the process of change, reject the status quo and go with principle or forever shut up moaning.
Hi Eli,abeth. Clearly having a state broadcaster made more sense in 1950 than it does in 2023. But an awful lot of people do value the BBC’s output, which is one of the reasons why I don’t want to ‘burn it all down.’ Also, not everyone who works there is a Lineker-I believe he does his more thoughtful colleagues a disservice when he says daft stuff like this.
I think the key is obviously the funding model. It seems that a growing number of people resent the licence fee. And I’d hope that moving to a subscription model, perhaps over a transition period, where the licence fee is reduced as more BBC services become optional, could help keep most people happy. Maybe.
I 100% agree with you that the 2028 election will be the one that really shapes this country’s future for the next fifty years or so.
Thanks so much for your comment. And you’re right- Lots of great stuff on YouTube!