Free TV licences for benefits claimants under Labour plans
The prospect of the potential handout comes as Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, faces criticism for failing to get more Britons off benefits and into work, with spending on benefits on course to hit £378bn by 2029-30.
Elsewhere in the consultation report, which comes at a time of crisis for the broadcaster, it was suggested the corporation could raise money with a “top-up subscription service” offering premium content, including repeats on iPlayer.
Anyone with even a few molecules of scepticism in their constitution is bound to wonder if 'premium content' includes Panorama.
It probably won't include 'BBC Parliament' though. The average daily viewing time for that programme as logged by Barb for July was three seconds. Even BBC Scotland managed ten seconds.
The Government should reduce benifits by £200/year to pay for it.
ReplyDeleteDAD - I'm not sure what's behind it, but the government may be happy to pay if it's a first step towards taxpayer funding of the BBC.
ReplyDeleteBread, circuses, free TV Licenses.
ReplyDeleteDJ - that seems to be the plan. The bread may be 'enriched' though.
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