Burstner55
Ex Member
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I understand his rather obscure message but it doesn't ring true with me. Back in the 90s I was a lone voice in protesting that no-one, neither the people nor a Government, had authorised the diversion of huge sums from the licence fee to fund on-line and other internet activities, especially those buses touring the shires teaching people how to use a computer. What started in a small way, like Topsy, just grew and grew and, worse, it grew without any real plan, and became a huge mess, interfering with the print news and magazine business leading that industry to make justified complaints to Government. It has become a nightmare, destroying in a decade half a century of quality and standards. And then, Lord Hall capitulated on the question of OAP TV licences, robbing the Corporation of much needed cash. And whilst all this was happening we had the farce of BBC 3, and all the other PR disasters like Savile, that destroyed public confidence and trust. So we have arrived at a time when - as can be seen so plainly this week, the Corporation is being forced to admit it it failed to "Inform and educate" on Brexit and is now busy trying to close long-open stable doors, and is trying to shrug off outspoken comment from The Times, The Daily Mail etc that its news service has become sex-obsessed trivial garbage, driven by a dubious agenda of political correctness. If, as it appears, OAPs are going to have to start paying for their licences again in 2020, the last vestiges of loyalty to the BBC will evaporate amongst the audience who, for most of their lives, have put their faith and trust in what they mistakenly believed to be the world's best.
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