Steve J.

The BBC is a disgusting, immoral organisation that is ripping off over 75's by stealing their free tv licences. The BBC agreed a financial settlement with the Tory Government in 2015 in which they would be allowed to raise the cost of the tv licence each year in return for maintaining free tv licences for over 75's. The BBC has reneged on this deal by scrapping over 75's free tv licences yet it is still raising the cost of the tv licence each year. Boris Johnson is a total disgrace as he promised during his election campaign to keep free tv licences for over 75's yet since his election victory, his silence on this issue has been clear for all to see.

Boris Johnson needs to grow a spine and emerge from under the rock where he is hiding and do the honourable thing and reinstate free tv licences for over 75's as the UK is a rich country that can easily afford this small concession to pensioners and war veterans who have given a lifetime of service to this country. Welfare policy such as who should receive a free TV licence is the responsibility of elected government's (ie The Department of Works and Pensions in UK government) and not an unelected quango such as the BBC. The decision to scrap free tv licences for over 75's sits squarely in Boris Johnson's in tray as he is PM and head of all government departments including the Department of Works and Pensions. The 'buck stops with Boris Johnson'! Every group in society, apart from pensioners, have been given a financial bailout during the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet it is the over 75's who are most seriously affected by this disease and who have suffered the most, yet Johnson's government has given them zero financial help. Immigrants that flock to the UK illegally are treated far better than over 75's who have paid a lifetime of taxes in the UK and immigrants are given more state handouts and freebies, at the taxpayers expense, than most of us could ever imagine. This government needs to wake up and stop treating the over 75's like dirt and maintain their well deserved free tv licence.

The corrupt BBC is squandering £12million of licence payers money on settling the tax bills of some of its tax dodging autocue readers and £100million on diversity and over £80million wasted on a new 'Eastenders' set. Its waste is obscene. It is preying on and bullying the over 75's who are some of the most vulnerable in society to pay for this waste and maintain all the BBC non entities on lavish salaries and gold plated pensions. Such is the waste at the BBC that it employs 10 people for each job.

I strongly urge all over 75's to not pay their tv licence fee from August 2020. Such a mass civil disobedience campaign will bring this issue to the top of the political agenda and force desperately needed change on the corrupt organisation that is the BBC - Britain's Biggest Con. If all over 75's refuse to pay the tv licence fee, the Courts would be totally unable to cope with prosecutions on this scale and Boris Johnson's hand would be forced and he would have to deal with this issue immediately instead of ignoring it. Pensioner power can end the corrupt tv licence fee. The BBC has got away with fleecing the UK population for far too long. This must end now!

#DEFUND THE BBC - CANCEL YOUR TV LICENCE AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR BRITAIN'S OVER 75'S