Is there a case for raising BBC licence fee?

WHILE no increase in the licence fee would be welcome, even at the proposed £173.30 (Mail Comment) it will still represent less than 50p a day. The real problem is what the money is spent on.

bill Colley, West bridgford, Notts. THIS should be a communication licence to have a TV set on your property, not a source of funds to be used as the BBC thinks fit. In my opinion, it should be used only to create new programmes.

PATRICK WICKHAM, buckingham. REDUCE the licence fee by 25 per cent and tell the BBC to cut its cloth accordingly. Non-payment should be a civil, not a criminal, offence.

M. COHEN, godmanchester, Cambs. WE HAVE this debate every time. The Government should get a grip, say what the increase should be and for how long it should last.

MR R. M. TYE, uxbridge, middx. BEFORE the licence fee is raised, the BBC needs to reduce staff levels and some people’s exorbitant salaries. As this once proud, unbiased company now represents only a Left-wing party, the public should not be forced to support it.

C. J. WILLIAMS, Denbury, Devon.

A BIASED, woke BBC TV licence costs £159, but you can watch Netflix from £4.99 a month with ads in UK (£59.88 annually). Where’s a watchdog when you need one?

IAN HARRINGTON, axminster, Devon.

IT IS time the BBC funded itself by other means. Many will say this would involve advertising, but have you watched the BBC lately? There are many ads for its own content between programmes.

N. DIXON, ellesmere Port, Cheshire. DOES the BBC want to increase the licence fee to help the funding for Gary Lineker’s new contract?