Why am I forced to pay for BBC’s bias and wokery?
What good news it was to read that Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is planning to freeze the BBC licence fee for two years. With the cost of living increasing and energy bills rising, this is a welcome announcement to those long-suffering TV licence-payers who are already struggling with paying their bills.
D. Courtney, Weston-super-Mare
It would be very unwise to withdraw public funding from the BBC. A wide range of high-quality TV and radio without advertising is an important part of what makes Britain great. In addition, less fortunate countries rely on the BBC for an uncensored account of what their own governments are doing.
Richard Mountford, Hildenborough, Kent
I fail to understand all the handwringing and anguish about how the BBC is funded. I greatly resent being coerced into paying the licence fee when I refuse to tune in to constant Left-wing bias and wokery. Surely, the simplest method for funding the BBC would be to scrap the licence fee and take in advertising. I fail to see what could be wrong with this idea.
Gordon Parker, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland
Almost every good sitcom was created by the BBC. I watched the Royal Variety Performance on ITV and, although it was on for more than two hours, advertisements took up an hour of the programme. Do we want that for the BBC? I believe some people would criticise any party in control of the country, whether it was the Conservative Party or not.
J. Ray, Norfolk
I used to be a firm supporter of the BBC and agreed that a licence fee should finance it. However, I’ve lost trust in the Corporation because of the way it has helped to create the climate of fear over Covid.
Tim Mickleburgh, Grimsby
Former Heritage Secretary David Mellor is right to say that the wokery within the BBC is so bad that it looks like satire. In a free democracy, no national broadcasting body should be biased. To make matters worse, the BBC pays indifferent Leftwing presenters absurdly high salaries while robbing pensioners.
Mick Ferrie, Mawnan Smith, Cornwall I hope that Nadine Dorries can, one day, sound the death knell for the BBC as we know it. I have a monthly subscription payment elsewhere that gives me both Sky and BT Sports. It makes sense for me to have a subscription for watching the BBC TV programmes as well so I can pay to watch what I choose to watch and not the rubbish I don’t want.
Philip Munro, Manchester