Things that you are optimistic about with the new Tory government

Thatbags if opposition is not voiced at the 'ideas' stage of policy making/ proposals it is often too late to modify them before it is enshrined in law! Awareness raising by the 'opposition' to an idea is surely one of the better aspects of free speech?

Maybe we should try a truce and stop using emotive words like 'loony lefties' 'Rabid right' 'moaning and whingeing losers' 'smug and arrogant tories' etc. This might help a real debate ...just a suggestion.....

Thanks. Heading to other thread.

There's a thread about this already, thatbaags.

www.gransnet.com/forums/television_and_radio/a1215927-Abolition-of-TV-licence-fee

While we pay a licence fee, it can be called "Your BBC". If it becomnes government funded we won't be able to hold them to task about how they use the money. In other words, it won't be independent. It will belong to the government.

Thatbags I am aware that there is a strong governmental move to reduce the independence of the BBC by removing / reducing the licence fee and therefore pushing them towards funding from private sponsors. I think that this is likely to be what those who prefer a non-influential funding approach are trying to save the BBC from.
I for one would not like to see a Rupert Murdoch BBC!

The new culture minister has apparently muttered about the sustainability of the BBC licence fee in 20-50 years' time. There's already a petition on avaaz getting signatures.

First of all I don't understand what the petition is about. Save the BBC! From what? What definite proposals have been made? Until I understand this better it's being added to my "Did you think about that first?" list because it seems to me people are signing the petition to save the BBC from some vague and so far ethereal threat that might not even be a threat when (and if) it materialises.

This, to me, has the appearance, at the moment, of people jumping on a bandwagon.

Can anyone explain further, please?

That's putting it mildly Ana !

Lets not pretend you're a stranger to rude and insulting posts, GT.

Honestly, the hypocrisy of some posters beggars belief!

Well, nothing has been deleted.
Presumably they are all being monitored.
Freedom of speech and all that.

Definitely now

Utterly

Elegran - I think mollies and loopys post went a bit further than that quite frankly. not that it will make the slightest bit of difference

I am coming back as Cleopatra.

(Doesn't everyone when they are reincarnated?)

Rosequartz - it was for rosesarered - will call you rq in future are rar for the other one

Oh, I thought you were explaining to me why I got a nasty post from someone else which I am sure is a case of mistaken identity.

I am considering reincarnation.
The only solution I feel like at the moment is
This is becoming too confusing for my tired brain.
Byeee

x posts again - I think GNHQ does it on purpose!

rose, the 'rabid articles' quotation was from Mollie65's post of 8.11 the morning, and jingl is apparently suggesting that no one needs to actually click on any links provided. I admit to being very selective myself.

It was in reply to a post at 08:11:29. I am a bit behind.

rosequarz I was quoting whoever said that. It might have been mollie. And offering a solution. totally now.

I am having an identity crisis, must be old middle age.
I am off to have a to soothe my nerves.

Why do I have to keep ducking when what I said was:

^I am with Elegran
Dwell a pause.
Wait and see.^

Blimey, and this is on a Chat forum...

"posting links to rabid articles in the leftist papers and blogs that lots of us do not want to read"
Don't click on them?
Who is that aimed at? What is going on?

I think DC and his team will put out a lot of information about why we should stay in the EU. No one will be allowed to be un-informed. Which, of course, is a good thing.

"posting links to rabid articles in the leftist papers and blogs that lots of us do not want to read"

Don't click on them?