It’s all rubbish and repeats... I’d rather give my money to the Gurkhas
Here are just some of the furious letters BBC staff refused to let us hand to director general Tim Davie
I would rather give the £157.50 to the NHS or Gurkha Welfare Trust. If we all turn up to court, we could enjoy that spell in prison – paying no council tax or utility bills, getting well fed, enjoy priority health and dentistry without queues – and free TV. Mr George Spence, aged 79,
Glasgow
This is an attack on the most vulnerable in society where the bullying BBC believes it can frighten law-abiding elderly people into paying up. Well not me. It’s time to stand up to the politically correct ‘woke’ unBritish Broadcasting Corporation. Mrs G. R., aged 76,
Warwickshire
If everyone refused to pay, we might succeed. I am not destitute but have too many bills to pay already. It is wrong to be bullied this way.
Mr P. B., aged 84, Suffolk
I simply cannot afford to pay their inflated wages and am treating the TV licensing letter as junk mail and believe others should, too. But rather than just throwing it in the bin, I redirect BBC mail to my MP.
Mr J.M., aged 83, Surrey
Why should we foot a bill so it can promote its constant Left-wing propaganda? I have never funded a political party in the past and do not intend to start paying for the privilege now.
Mr P.G., aged 88, Nottinghamshire
I refuse to pay for anything that I do not watch. It is like paying for a gym membership and never going. The BBC should be a subscription service. Mr G.C., aged 76,
North Yorkshire
I shall not pay the BBC’s licence fee until I see it making an effort to save money. This includes cutting obscenely high salaries, stopping sending celebrities on junkets and getting rid of all those layers of unnecessary management.
Mr P. B., aged 84, Suffolk
I will go to prison rather than pay for the rubbish pushed out by the BBC. I recently started working again due to dwindling savings. But I cannot stay healthy forever or afford to waste money on the BBC.
Mr J.C., aged 86, Essex
The BBC continues to take my direct debit payments despite requests for a refund. Once my contract ends in February, I will no longer pay. If they don’t like it – bring it on. TV is free in jail.
Mr T.D., aged 75, East Yorkshire
I am so angry and am prepared to go to prison for non-payment of the fee and fines. Yet this would simply impose a further drain on national expenditure and will cost far more than collecting a licence fee.
Mr H.C.C., aged 83, Surrey
The BBC should economise before putting the onus on pensioners to subsidise such extortionate wages that only the broadcaster believes it deserves. I have written to the BBC asking if it wants to buy my TV set. So far no reply. Mr R.E., aged 81,
West Midlands
As a widow on a limited income I refuse to pay. The BBC must pay its greedy managers less for creating this mess, not pick on pensioners. Mrs J.D.H., aged 80,
Berkshire
The thought of being dragged off to prison for non-payment of the licence fee frightens many people half to death. It is a form of propaganda punishment that is utterly disgraceful. Mr Kenneth Morris, aged 83, Suffolk
Sadly, I know people now worrying over whether they should pay the gas bill or TV licence – heating the home over winter or watching TV on long, lonely nights. I am not paying.
Mr D.C., aged 76, North West London
The BBC pays outrageous rising sums to its presenters and staff while pension income remains the same. I am not prepared to pay on principle. If this means going to prison, then so be it. Mr H.G., aged 77,
Bedfordshire
I intend to rebel. I have received renewal notices – but have no intention of paying. What a liberty to ask when such a high proportion of the programmes are repeats. Mrs C.G., aged 76,
Suffolk