Yet more proof, as if that were needed, that the entire British state runs on conveyor belt bureaucracy punctuated by written and verbal horseshit designed to legitimise and justify its total inadequacy and impropriety.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/feb/29/tv-licence-fee-scandal-1000-people-week-casually-criminalised

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The TV licence fee scandal: why are 1,000 people a week being casually criminalised?

Each year, tens of thousands of UK citizens are charged with non-payment of their TV licence fee – from the man who missed payments while in hospital, to a woman with a brain injury who forgot to pay

The Guardian

"In a 2015 experiment, people who initially said the #licencefee was poor value were “forced” to live with no #BBC for nine days.69% changed their minds, rising to 70% in 2022 when the study was repeated..."

Troublesome talent and meddling ministers. As BBC chair, Samir Shah, here’s what you’ve got to do | Armando Iannucci, Jane Martinson, Pat Younge, Sophie Chalk, Patrick Barwise, Peter York and Joe Lycett | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/15/bbc-chair-samir-shah-expert-panel-press-public

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Troublesome talent and meddling ministers. As BBC chair, Samir Shah, here’s what you’ve got to do

Our expert panel on how the BBC should deal with perfidious governments and a hostile press – all while continuing to engage the public

The Guardian