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Originally Posted by Ryewolf90
It must be worth enough to employ external companies who get paid commission on both sales of licences and convictions.
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Not necessarily so....they make a loss on it.
If I can find the article about it I will post it.
It doesn't have to be economic when they can spend what they want with no constraints.....(they spend 34 million quid on taxis...surely there must be a more economical way of transporting whoever)they will just go back to government and ask for an uplift in the licence....that was when the DWP were responsible for the over 75concessions...but now they cite this as part of their cost cutting issues.
The way people view programs now means that the licence should be abolished.
Back in 1920 when it was instituted, there was only the BBC that was available making radio programs.
Now it is different.
The corporation belongs to the public. It is supposed to provide education and entertainment for the public.....that is its reason for being.
And the deal with Osborne was 'let us raise the licence fee.....and we'll take over the provision of the concession'
It was a promise in the last Tory party manifesto too.....for what That's worth.
George Osborne must have been laughing his socks off.
And Lord Hall thought he had done a good deal!