BBC is slammed for ‘wasting’ £26.6m of licence fee money making 310 staff redundant – with £100,000-plus packages for SCORES of people Over the last eight months BBC spent £26.6m making 310 employees redundant Average of £100,661 each was given to 221 staff who took voluntary redundancy 93 were handed an average of £46,773 in … Read more
BBC is slammed for ‘wasting’ £26.6m of licence fee money making 310 staff redundant – with £100,000-plus packages for SCORES of people Over the last eight months BBC spent £26.6m making 310 employees redundant Average of £100,661 each was given to 221 staff who took voluntary redundancy 93 were handed an average of £46,773 in … Read more
The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a Sky-style subscription, a new poll has found. Forty per cent of those polled backed subscriptions, compared with 37 per cent who favour the present £157.50 annual charge. The survey, commissioned by the Defund The BBC pressure group, also found 15 per cent of viewers say they … Read more
The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a Sky-style subscription, a new poll has found. Forty per cent of those polled backed subscriptions, compared with 37 per cent who favour the present £157.50 annual charge. The survey, commissioned by the Defund The BBC pressure group, also found 15 per cent of viewers say they … Read more
Speeding BMW driver faces 107 POINTS on his licence after activating THIRTY-TWO speed cameras before being stopped by police at 83mph on the M6 A motorist was stopped in a white 7 Series BMW on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent He sped through a stretch of 60mph roadworks at 83mph in thick fog Activated 32 speed … Read more
Speeding BMW driver faces 107 POINTS on his licence after activating THIRTY-TWO speed cameras before being stopped by police at 83mph on the M6 A motorist was stopped in a white 7 Series BMW on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent He sped through a stretch of 60mph roadworks at 83mph in thick fog Activated 32 speed … Read more
Not paying BBC licence fee is STILL a crime: Plans to decriminalise non-payment are delayed amid fears bailiffs will target the elderly Ministers have postponed a move to decriminalise non-payment of licence fee The alternative would be a switch to a civil rather than a criminal system There are concerns this could be worse as … Read more
The Crown creator Peter Morgan ‘used a lot of artistic licence’ says Michael Fagan – who broke into the Queen’s Buckingham Palace bedroom in 1982 Michael Fagan, 70, climbed the railings of the palace and got in through window He said that when the Queen saw him she said: ”What are you doing here?” Mr … Read more
Over-75s are being reassured they can buy a TV licence without leaving home during the pandemic, after it emerged some felt they needed to post forms or get documents photocopied. Some elderly people are making postal applications because they are nervous of falling prey to scammers if they do it online or over the phone, … Read more
The BBC has been accused of ‘terrifying’ the elderly with ‘threatening’ licence fee letters warning viewers of a £1,000 fine if they do not pay the £157.50-a-year cost. Social media users complained online after receiving the letters, which are emblazoned with red capital letters and informed recipients they could face prosecution. The letter reads: ‘Our … Read more