Like democracy, the licence fee is the "least worst" way of having a BBC. Other opinions are available.
On 12/10/2007, Richard Lockwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There probably is. And no. "I would sell my house and all my possessions > to help the BBC". > > Cheers, > > Rich. > > > On 10/12/07, dantes inferno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Is there a campaign anywhere to abolish the license fee? > > > > Anyone want tostart one? > > > > On 11/10/2007, Gordon Joly < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > At 17:12 +0100 11/10/07, Jason Cartwright wrote: > > > >Well, like it or not big corps are often the gatekeepers sat between > > > >the audience masses and content owners. That doesn't seem to be > > > >changing (*cough* Google). > > > > > > > >J > > > > > > And there you have the case in point. Auntie, for better or worse, is > > > the best we have. Radio, television, and now Internet. BBC > > > Worldservice is a world brand, because of the quality and the > > > veracity of the content. It never had to sell itself, it just was on > > > the only voice of authority and truth that reason so many nations in > > > the world. > > > > > > The masses can have the mass media. I want quality. At the moment for > > > me that means Radio 4. I don't do telly at the moment. > > > > > > Public service broadcasting (the BBC, Channel 4 etc) cannot and > > > should not "compete" in the market place. > > > > > > Gordo > > > > > > -- > > > "Think Feynman"///////// > > > http://pobox.com/~gordo/ > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]/// > > > - > > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > please visit > > http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial > > list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > > - > > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, > > please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html > > . Unofficial list archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > > > -- > SilverDisc Ltd is registered in England no. 2798073 > > Registered address: > 4 Swallow Court, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6XX -- Please email me back if you need any more help. Brian Butterworth www.ukfree.tv
