Duh
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digital man wrote:
full English (breakfast) for £1
digital man wrote:
the Radio Times (BBC version of TV Guide) on our desk every week
digital man wrote:
there were loads of other goodies and perk
Bloody leftists!
When they kick at your front door How you gonna come? With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun?
K(arl) wrote:
Bloody leftists!
It's public money, extracted on pain of imprisonment. Using that to fund working standards far above that of most other government and commercial organisations could be considered a little provocative.
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Edward Heath, who was involved, boasted about it when he got too old to care.
Is/was Heath employed by the BBC?
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The late Ted Heath was a former Conservative Party Prime Minister during the 1970's before Margaret Thatcher.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
Conservative
In name only :)
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K(arl) wrote:
Bloody leftists!
It's public money, extracted on pain of imprisonment. Using that to fund working standards far above that of most other government and commercial organisations could be considered a little provocative.
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Richard A. Abbott wrote:
Conservative
In name only :)
As far as I recall, he was a continuation of the then traditional main-stream British Conservatism until Thatcher took the Conservatives even more to the right. He took on the Trade Unions and lost, the conservative party never forgave him for losing the following General Election. Replaced as leader by Thatcher and a feud of sorts developed between the two. A pro-Europe politician, accomplished musician and sailor.
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As far as I recall, he was a continuation of the then traditional main-stream British Conservatism until Thatcher took the Conservatives even more to the right. He took on the Trade Unions and lost, the conservative party never forgave him for losing the following General Election. Replaced as leader by Thatcher and a feud of sorts developed between the two. A pro-Europe politician, accomplished musician and sailor.
Richard A. Abbott wrote:
then traditional main-stream British Conservatism
Which had drifted towards socialism along with the rest of the country following the war. The Conservatives were ideologically bankrupt until Thatcher arrived with her little red book (The Constitution of Liberty).
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Unless UK is not a democracy anymore, taxes are decided by the deputies of the People - that's not exactly an extraction by force.
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K(arl) wrote:
not exactly an extraction by force
No, that's exactly what it is, which is why I object to it being used to pay for an institution that should exist in the private sector. If someone doesn't pay their Sky bill it is a civil matter, but to refuse to pay the TV licence is a criminal act.
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K(arl) wrote:
not exactly an extraction by force
No, that's exactly what it is, which is why I object to it being used to pay for an institution that should exist in the private sector. If someone doesn't pay their Sky bill it is a civil matter, but to refuse to pay the TV licence is a criminal act.
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Matthew Faithfull wrote:
Edward Heath, who was involved, boasted about it when he got too old to care.
Is/was Heath employed by the BBC?
No, he was 'Conservative' British Prime Minister before Thatcher. He was a traitor who sold his country to the EU for 4 million pounds, an illegal pension for life and immunity from prosecution for his crimes. He continued to recieve undeclared money from the EU in breach of parliamentary rules until his death a couple of years ago. Many are only sorry he passed away because now he will not be publicly hanged.
Nothing is exactly what it seems but everything with seems can be unpicked.
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Mike Mullikin wrote:
Nope, I've long held that the BBC is just as biased (in their news coverage) as everyone else.
I think it's obvious that they're just a tad more biased.
Than what? Fox? I doubt it.
This statement was never false.