On 31/01/2011 13:43, mal hamilton wrote:

Ł140 per licence to BBC and a criminal offence if it is not paid if you have
a TV
G3KEV

Not so Mal, it is only a criminal offence if you watch "live" TV.
It's no longer an offence to have a TV set to play games or watch BBC iplayer.

It still is here in Ireland though.

73, Tony, EI8JK.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Ziegler"<[email protected]>
To:<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: LF: OT End of the BBC World Service on Shortwave


John, Pete,

          I'll keep it brief since we are getting further off-topic.
I have two thoughts on the end of the BBC World Service on Shortwave:

1) The reliance on the Internet for program distribution is worrisome.
One only need look at Egypt where the Internet is shut down, or China
where it is censored.

2) The BBC World Service gives the U.K. considerable stature in the
World, in other words the U.K. is a small country with a big voice and
international role. Elimination of the World Service will make the
U.K. just another small, non-descript country in the EU.

73 Warren K2ORS



On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:20 AM, M0FMT<[email protected]>  wrote:

Hi Warren

My immediate response is that if you like it that much why not pay English
tax to help maintain it.

However the BBC world service, the Government mouth-piece, is currently
funded by direct taxation which is probable more equitable than the new

plan

which is to fund it out of the compulsory so called Licence Fee, collected
under threat of imprisonment, which is really a tax on a tax i.e. paid out
of taxed income.

This is the dark side of English culture.

73 es GL petefmt

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From: Warren Ziegler<[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, 31 January, 2011 5:15:48
Subject: LF: OT End of the BBC World Service on Shortwave

Sad day...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/28/bbc-world-service-cuts-response

Guess I'll have to rely on the 198 longwave transmissions.

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73 Warren K2ORS
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