TV licence favours certain political views

HAS the BBC become too big that the nation cannot afford the programmes and services it provides, sometimes being biased and making news rather than reporting?

The newly appointed BBC director general has just got a £75,000 pay rise, which is equivalent 472 TV licence fees.

Boris Johnson goes on about levelling up the country, so when is he going remove the TV licence which favours certain political parties and groups.

I am all in favour of the BBC being turned into a subscription service, with those on low incomes or pensioners being awarded a voucher to select the subscription service of their choice.

This would provide a level playing field and allow them to choose their preferences from other subscription providers from Netflix to Amazon Prime, which are cheaper monthly than the BBC.

I suspect Nadine Dorries is adhering to a personal agenda or party view, rather than the needs of the electorate.

Since writing this letter, I wonder how many of those not reflected in the BBC programmes have cancelled their TV licence and chosen to have their programmes from a platform which does not require a TV licence?

Personally, I have never read so many books or given even more attention to my hobbies and pastimes.

This has assisted my mental and physical health, as it meant being more physically and mentally active with my photography, walking and stamp collecting, to name a few.

I was fortunate that I preferred being outside playing with my brothers or friends than being stuck in front of the TV.

Our parents and grandparents would say we would get square eyes watching too much, hence we were limited to one hour’s viewing, which consisted of watching the BBC’s Watch with Mother and ITV’s Romper Room.

No swearing, sex, nudity or wanton violence before the “watershed” hour.

Tony Morris, by email