[Margaret Pilkington]

Of course I did not read the whole thing I skipped to the summary and read no further....oh yes, and read the Beebs own news item.
The government has to employ folk doing this kind of stuff that a blind man with no dog could suss out in ten seconds.

Money does not matter to them, because they have no need to worry about where it will come from.....they know it will come from us....and if we do not pay they will haul us into court and land us with a fine.
You only get to go to the choky if you are a persistent non payer....and even then I think they would send the bailiffs in to steal the milk out of your tea....the elastic out of your drawers......hell and blue thunder, they don't want to have to feed you, keep you warm and let you watch TV for FREE do they?
That would totally defeat the object.
Although for me, being put in jail would be small punishment.
Having to watch the dross produced by the BBC would be the punishment.