Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke
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Some industries better nationalised than privatised?
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostI can think of 2, maybe 3:
1. Post Office. Once the envy of the world, hugely reliable. After privatisation, as we all know, rubbish.
2. British Gas as was. Can't remember any problems with this. Not to mention the current blatant profiteering.
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3. British Rail. Surely rail travel deteriorated hugely after privatisation?Comment
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostLicence - have a look at it if you like.
anyway where was I ? Ah yes BBC - There great.
I'm sure that there all a load of loony lefties though !Comment
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostLicence - have a look at it if you like.
It is a licence – noun, and to license – verb.How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
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Originally posted by TykeMerc View PostBecause it's a legal requirement.
I don't agree with the TV tax either, but until some Government is willing to change the way the BBc is funded we're stuck with it.
The bloated BBC New Lie propaganda machine should be privatised and made to stand on its own two feet.Comment
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Originally posted by Cyberman View PostThe bloated BBC New Lie propaganda machine should be privatised and made to stand on its own two feet.Comment
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Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View PostNationalised ‘industries’ – military, police, inland revenue, central bank. That’s about it.
TV License – I think that it’s cheep i.e. a tenner a month subscription. However, the BBC needs to be cut back. BBC TV 1, Radio 1, 2 should be privatised for starters.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostRadio 2, like Radio 4, would be ruined by advertising. Both are IMHO among the most civilised of our national institutions. Some of you may feel that they do not understand the meaning of a civilised national institution, or that everything should be run privately even if that ruins it. I beg to differ.Comment
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Originally posted by Diver View PostStealth Tax
When I started typing this, I was going to raise the question about whether the licence fee was the most efficient method to raise the money from us to pay for it, but thinking about it, paying for the BBC from general taxation would give the government a more worringly high degree of influence then they have at the moment.Comment
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