I understand that one of the DUP requirements to support TM is for the TV Licence to be scrapped - sounds good to me.
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If the BBC itself were scrapped, I, for one, wouldn't miss it.
Sooner the better far as i'm concerned.
This is just small beer, the real stuff needs to be around the negotiation for getting us out of the EU
The boss is an ex labour minister.
What gets me is that numerous media sources were continually telling the PM that she had NO Mandate from the electorate....that she had never been elected and now the same media sources are slating her for coming to the decisions that she did.
She cannot win, heck she can't even draw. Her party need to get behind her and support her to the hilt, but do you think they will? I very much doubt it. They are all out for themselves rather than the good of the UK.
Another interesting bit of info(don't know where I saw it...but it was online) said that JC Juncker 'encouraged'the PM to call an election...so the cynical side of me wonders what skullduggery was afoot, and did the EU (in some way) influence the election...though I have no evidence of this, it DOES make me wonder.
She cannot win, heck she can't even draw. Her party need to get behind her and support her to the hilt, but do you think they will? I very much doubt it. They are all out for themselves rather than the good of the UK.
Another interesting bit of info(don't know where I saw it...but it was online) said that JC Juncker 'encouraged'the PM to call an election...so the cynical side of me wonders what skullduggery was afoot, and did the EU (in some way) influence the election...though I have no evidence of this, it DOES make me wonder.
I love the BBC , far better programmes than ITV.and being 86 , I don't have to pay the licence fee like you suckers !!!!!
Now, that IS gloating Jim.
I think TV licences are the least of our worries right now.
I think TV licences are the least of our worries right now.
While the BBC gets the money from the licence, but the licence fee is actually a tax levied on the installation of receiving equipment.
So even if you proved you never watched the BBC you still are legally required to have a licence for your receiving equipment.
That you are over 85 and are not required to pay is of little relevance.(being old has to have some compensations)
As for the BBC making better programs, well that is debatable. Their programs are a little like the 'Curates Egg'.
They have made good programs in the past, but they seem to be on a slippery downward slope.
So even if you proved you never watched the BBC you still are legally required to have a licence for your receiving equipment.
That you are over 85 and are not required to pay is of little relevance.(being old has to have some compensations)
As for the BBC making better programs, well that is debatable. Their programs are a little like the 'Curates Egg'.
They have made good programs in the past, but they seem to be on a slippery downward slope.
It is known as 'The Peter Principle'...people rise to the level of their incompetence.
He was fine as a local councillor, but as an MP he just doesn't cut it.
However,Accyman nailed it.
The voters in Hyndburn will vote for anybody/anything as long as it travels under a Labour banner.
He was fine as a local councillor, but as an MP he just doesn't cut it.
However,Accyman nailed it.
The voters in Hyndburn will vote for anybody/anything as long as it travels under a Labour banner.
its the same anywhere in the north apart from rural areas. must be a throwback to the 30,s and following in grandads footsteps. only ever voted for em once and i regretted it. helped to put blair in power. enough said.
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I think Graham Jones works hard for hi constituents and is a good MP. Being an MP is more than sounding good on TV. I don't agree with a lot of things he says or does but I will give praise where it's due.
Well, Neil he has not done a lot for the borough in general, and as such, I cannot agree that he is a good MP.
Previously he has done more to promote his own interests by climbing the political ladder.
It is not necessarily about sounding good in the press, but about doing the best for the town.
I stand by my post that he was a good councillor(that is why I had high hopes for him as our MP...and voted for him at the last election.)
As far as I am concerned he has not fulfilled those hopes.
This is just my own opinion.
Previously he has done more to promote his own interests by climbing the political ladder.
It is not necessarily about sounding good in the press, but about doing the best for the town.
I stand by my post that he was a good councillor(that is why I had high hopes for him as our MP...and voted for him at the last election.)
As far as I am concerned he has not fulfilled those hopes.
This is just my own opinion.
And now the labour lefties are storming Kensington council office and attacking staff while they're trying to rehome victims, they are calling for a day of rage to bring down the goverment, they are attacking police officers, don't they think our services have anything better to do at the moment, this is corbyns real peace party, they are a joke
People like that always move in on a tragedy,and make political gain outa people who are devasted.
