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TV Licensing Conviction of Woman With Down's Syndrome Quashed
The TV licence evasion conviction of a woman with Down's Syndrome has been quashed.It is quite astonishing that Capita TV Licensing, prosecuting on behalf of the BBC, considered there was any public...
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Warning: TV Licensing Email Scammers at Work
A few days ago we heard the news that the UK economy had shrunk for the second consecutive quarter, indicating the nation is again in recession.With the cost of living already very high, it perhaps...
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Dejected South Wales TV Licensing Goon Walk of Shame
New TV Licensing goon footage was recently uploaded to YouTube.The minute-long clip, captured in crisp HD resolution with a Ring doorbell (aff. link), shows the Capita TV Licensing goon visiting a...
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TV Licence Reminder for Amazon Fire TV Users
Every so often TV Licensing's PR harlots direct the gospel according to TV Licensing towards a particular demographic.For example, you may have noticed regular TV Licensing press releases about the...
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BBC Prom Invites for Members of Parliament: More Opaque Transparency
The BBC has begrudgingly provided details of Members of Parliament who received complimentary tickets to the 2023 season BBC Proms classical music concerts.On 15th August 2023, WhatDoTheyKnow.com user...
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BBC Boss Davie Gloats as Commercial Rivals Struggle
The BBC Director-General, Tim Davie, has told MPs that he welcomes the financial security of the TV licence at a time when the wider industry is struggling.Appearing before the House of Commons Public...
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Journalists: Further Probing of TV Licensing Unjust Prosecutions Required
TV Licensing has been getting a well deserved media battering for prosecuting vulnerable people where there is absolutely no public interest in doing so.However, owing to the way the Single Justice...
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BBC Scotland Announces News Overhaul
BBC Scotland has announced an overhaul of its news and current affairs programming.According to the Corporation, the changes are designed to grow the impact of broadcast news services in Scotland...
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TV Licensing Goons Wearing Body Cameras
Last week we shared a new YouTube video showing a TV Licensing goon visiting an address in Neath.The video caused quite a stir over at TV Licence Resistance forums, because it was the first time people...
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BBC Boss Davie Boasts About Institutional Wokism
Barely a week goes by when the BBC is not over-representing some obscure minority or another, which has led to swathes of viewers turning off at the national broadcaster's perceived level of wokism.It...
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BBC Mobile Phones and Premium Rate Call Costs
The BBC has told the TV Licensing Blog that around 11,000 of its staff are issued with a work smartphone.The standard issue smartphone is the Apple iPhone SE 128 GB (aff. link), which is allocated to...
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Three Quarters of Pensioners Say BBC TV Licence is Poor Value
Three quarters of pensioners think the TV licence represents poor value for money, according to the findings of a recent survey.The survey, conducted by comparison service Broadband Genie, also...
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TV Licensing Bullies: Putting Pensioners in Fear
TV Licensing's caustic correspondence is putting innocent pensioners in fear, according to recent media reports.TV Licensing is well known for adopting the "stick" instead of "carrot" approach to...
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TV Licensing Threatograms: A Message From On High
The Jesus of Kayaking has resurrected with a very important message about dealing with TV Licensing threatograms.Listen to the gospel according to Matthew here.I'll reiterate it here, because he does...
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TV Licensing: A Reminder on No Licence Needed (NLN) Declarations
TV Licensing often asks people who do not legally need a TV licence to reaffirm their status by making a No Licence Needed (NLN) declaration.During one of my regular trawls of TV licence related...
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Guardian Readers Respond to TV Licensing Exposé
Guardian readers have responded to Zoe Williams' recent exposé of the TV licence fee scandal.The TV Licensing Blog contributed towards Zoe's article.Below we reproduce reader comments and add a few of...
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Beat the Price Hike: Cancel Your TV Licence Today
A TV licence currently costs £159. The cost will increase to £169.50 on 1st April 2024 - and that's no joke.The only joke is on the many thousands of people who continue to pay for a TV licence that...
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TV Licensing and the BBC: A Question of Identity
The BBC goes to great lengths to distance itself from the caustic TV Licensing brand, despite retaining full legal responsibility for administration and enforcement of the TV licence system.It would...
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BBC Funding Model Review
The Government has announced a review of future funding methods for the BBC.At the moment the BBC is funded almost exclusively by the TV licence fee. Payment of the £159 a year TV licence fee (2023/24...
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Former BBC Chairman Suggests Means Testing TV Licence Fee
With the BBC exploring alternative methods of funding, the former chairman has suggested means testing the TV licence fee.Richard Sharp, 68, who was chairman of the BBC Board until his resignation last...
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