Rename ‘BBC licence fee’ to ‘BBC subscription’
We call on the Government to rename ‘BBC license fee’ to ‘BBC subscription. The public must be in no doubt that payment to watch the BBC and live TV is voluntary and the word 'licence' implies a legal requirement, which is not the case if they are not watching BBC or live tv.
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Rename ‘BBC licence fee’ to ‘BBC subscription’
We call on the Government to rename ‘BBC license fee’ to ‘BBC subscription. The public must be in no doubt that payment to watch the BBC and live TV is voluntary and the word 'licence' implies a legal requirement, which is not the case if they are not watching BBC or live tv.
React
Where do you stand on this motion?
See what others are saying
Members can read every reason.
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Make the BBC a fully-mutual body based on licence-fee payers
The BBC Charter review must consider the option of creating a fully-mutual BBC based on licence-fee payers (or those excepted by statute), with all non-executive positions elected (by PR) by members at large.
Ring-fence BBC Licence Fee Funds to protect them from foreign Lawsuits
We call on Parliament to introduce legislation that protects the mandatory BBC licence fee revenue from being used to pay settlements or damages in non-UK-based civil lawsuits, thereby ring-fencing public funds for public service broadcasting.
Establish BBC compensation scheme
We want the Government to require the BBC to establish a compensation scheme for TV licence fee payers who make successful claims to show that it has failed to ensure impartial news reporting as required by its Charter.