Defund The BBC
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Campaign to get rid of BBC licence fee | #DefundTheBBC | https://t.co/nFYqu9gMj0 | [email protected] | Campaign Director @BeccyRyan
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http://defundbbc.uk 07-06-2020 15:15:59
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“I work as a journalist for BBC News. Regrettably, I believe there is a straight line between the BBC’s capitulation to extreme trans rights ideologues and the disturbing findings in Dr Hilary Cass’s 388-page report.” Anonymous BBC employee
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A former BBC newsreader has said she no longer gets work because she 'doesn’t tick the PC boxes' and that in her day, newsreaders “were not paid the stratospheric sums they get today and weren’t allowed to do anything commercial. Very different today eg Lineker.”
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While licence fee payers can barely afford their own bills, the BBC is splashing their money on school fees for foreign-based journalists.
Brits shouldn’t be forced to pay hundreds of thousands for journalists’ school fees. Time to ditch the licence fee. #DefundTheBBC
“It became clear I would not be allowed to discuss the trans question. I was criticised for failing to be impartial, while the whole organisation had fallen under the spell of the trans lobby. I quit.” Jenni Murray
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🚨“It's just shocking that the British people are being forced to pay for this,” says Rebecca Ryan as it is revealed Huw Edwards earned up to £439,000 last year despite his suspension, making him the highest-paid newsreader.
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BBC director-general Tim Davie has called for reform of the licence fee.
We’ve got an idea for him, scrap the licence fee and go to a subscription-based model.
Those who don’t want to pay for the BBC shouldn’t be forced to pay for it. #DefundTheBBC
“People across the country are fed up with the pious holier-than-you attitudes of the BBC and their all too often flagrant bias. Voters have had enough of propping up an institution that is unfriendly to their interests.” Rebecca Ryan
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“Nihal Arthanayake appears to have openly breached the BBC's impartiality rules. Does anyone get the impression that he thinks he's untouchable. Look, we know what his views are, don't we? It's obvious.” Patrick Christys
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“Essentially what this comes down to is the BBC bowing down to a small but very, very vocal campaign group. The BBC is taking one side of what is a contentious issue when they should be dealing in facts.” Rebecca Ryan
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“How can this happen and keep happening? The answer can only be one of two things: either senior BBC managers don’t care about this ongoing bias and are happy to let it continue, or they can’t control it. Either is a gross dereliction of their duty.” Danny Cohen
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“To the typical BBC commissioning editor, if the audience fails to laugh, then this does not necessarily indicate that something is not funny: it demonstrates the audience is not intellectually or morally advanced enough to appreciate all the jokes.” Steven Tucker
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The BBC has been forced to release an apology for describing Reform UK as “far-right” in an online article.
Are the BBC trying to paint Reform UK as ‘far-right’ because they’re worried they’ll end the licence fee gravy train? #DefundTheBBC
The BBC should stop rewriting the plots of Agatha Christie novels and come up with original ideas instead, an expert on her work has said.
The latest BBC adaptation, Murder Is Easy, switched the investigator from a retired British policeman to a young Nigerian man. #DefundTheBBC
Dear #BBCVerify , is the BBC telling fibs about being in Islamabad? The same bus is on loop in the background. Is this disinformation?
Two BBC journalists credited on a story claiming Israeli soldiers beat and humiliated Palestinian medics have been revealed to have shared anti‑Israel posts or 'liked' videos celebrating the Hamas terrorist attacks on social media.
Totally biased 'journalism'. #DefundTheBBC
The BBC should stop rewriting the plots of Agatha Christie novels and come up with original ideas instead, an expert on her work has said.
The latest BBC adaptation, Murder Is Easy, switched the investigator from a retired British policeman to a young Nigerian man. #DefundTheBBC
“If it were to be shown that Angela Rayner had gamed the system, voters would be rightly appalled. Fortunately for her, thanks to the all-powerful BBC, many of them may never know.” Stephen Glover
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