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17 Jan 2022, 12:39 pm

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Capita, the company that manages the majority of the TV licensing system, specialises in aggressively worded scary letters - but they really say nothing more than variations on "if you are found to be watching live TV without a license you may be taken to court". Recently this also includes accessing the BBC's iPlayer online.

See here for details on the BBC's Charter and other license-related topics:
https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/foi ... nsing-AB15

You do not require a license to simply own a TV.

This seems to be a pretty comprehensive overview of when you do and do not require one:
https://www.techadvisor.com/how-to/digi ... e-3423808/

I get loads of those letters as a landlord. They're on the ball the second a tenant moves out and spam the letterboxes with them. They're all the same letters and appear automated.

The TV licencing people actually showed up to a house once but nobody was there and they have no teeth anyway. TV licences are still a hated bill in the UK.

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18 Jan 2022, 5:53 am

blitzkrieg wrote:

The BBC is a propaganda channel with a heavily partisan political agenda

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18 Jan 2022, 8:06 am

When Britain was dominated by Public School types I think this encouraged a very dour personality considering that boys were sent off at a tender age and this robbed them of any shred of empathy, and this has continued to the present day. As a result, British culture can at times be a bit mean-spirited and sometimes a bit much for Americans. I cite Black Mirror as a case in point. That show could never have been created in America.

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18 Jan 2022, 12:14 pm

^
Trump was empathic?

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18 Jan 2022, 12:25 pm

ToughDiamond wrote:

^
Trump was empathic?

Trump's administration was a Black Mirror episode.

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18 Jan 2022, 1:06 pm

I don't quite see the logic. Are you saying:
The UK leaders are rather unempathic, which trickles down to the general UK population. The US doesn't have this problem and so would find Black Mirror too dark and sardonic for their taste.
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18 Jan 2022, 2:37 pm

ToughDiamond wrote:

This was an observation on British culture not the political leadership.

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18 Jan 2022, 3:38 pm

MaxE wrote:

This was an observation on British culture not the political leadership.

Ah, I see. When you said "When Britain was dominated by Public School types....." I thought you meant "dominated" as in "led." So you're saying that public school types influenced the attitudes of the general public to the degree that it became part of the national character?

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18 Jan 2022, 4:31 pm

blitzkrieg wrote:

Wokeology explanation:

[youtube]

You do realize that these YouTube videos are not to be taken seriously, right?

Never trust a YouTube video or the people who produce them.

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18 Jan 2022, 5:11 pm

Why do some people always post videos of that bloke with the long ginger hair?

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18 Jan 2022, 5:13 pm

↑ Probably for the same reason anyone posts a YouTube video: They cannot think of something original to say.

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18 Jan 2022, 6:16 pm

Fnord, the guy is spot on with his analysis of political correctness. In a few years time, with the possibility of authoritarian conservatism being the new politically correct - I am confident you will not want to be shot down for your opinions and put into a cognitive prison for being a lefty.

The guy is advocating for freedom of speech/expression.

You see that as a threat to your authoritarian-leftist political vibe.

That attitude will bring a worser fate than the what that video promotes.

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18 Jan 2022, 11:04 pm

Biscuitman wrote:

Why do some people always post videos of that bloke with the long ginger hair?

He does very funny political parodies that are often quite accurate.

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18 Jan 2022, 11:05 pm

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Never trust a YouTube video or the people who produce them.

Except when you post them, right?

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19 Jan 2022, 11:57 am

Seems like the best gardens are there.The pubs look like fun and those tiered trays with little cakes and sandwiches make me really hungry.
One day I’ll come across the pond and see for myself.

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19 Jan 2022, 12:01 pm

Dox47 wrote:

Fnord wrote:

Never trust a YouTube video or the people who produce them.

Except when you post them, right?

The ones I post are for entertainment purposes only, except in extreme cases.

Instructional or informational videos? I would rather link to a printed article or downloadable PDF manual.

If you have a complaint about me, take it up with the moderators. Your sniping is both petty and annoying.

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