From: "Julian J. Myers", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Note the BBC title for this article - the previous AP story barely >mentions guns. Write to your MP and ask for TV licensing to be >repealed! Steve I wrote to my MP a while ago to complain about the licensing system and the increasingly crass BBC. He passed my comments on to Chris Smith who, to cut a load of waffle short, simply restated the corporation's obligations regarding impartiality, accuracy etc. In answer to my comments on being forced to buy a licence even if only receiving ET or cable transmissions, he came up with this, < The licence fee is therefore a payment for permission to receive television broadcasts and not for a service provided. > I am disappointed that Chris Smith feels able to put his signature to this for these reasons: 1. It is not truthful. The licence fee goes to the BBC to fund its activities, he can claim otherwise but it simply does not stand up to scrutiny. 2. For what purpose would TV broadcasts be restricted to licences holders only? Why should a government that calls for cheap or free Internet access want to restrict access to TV? Why should any government want to restrict access to TV? Why should TV receivers be licensed? 3. He is insulting my intelligence. -- Julian J. Myers Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
