Month: December 2004
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Licence Decriminalisation Urged By MPs
The House of Commons committee on the “media” has said it should not be a criminal offence to watch television without a licence. At present a maximum fine of £1000 can be imposed for watching TV without the permission of the BBC. If the law is changed in the way the committee recommended failure to…
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Labour Attack on Free Speech for Republicans
In another demonstration of the systematic discrimination against republicans in Britain, Welsh Assembly member Leanne Wood was expelled from the assembly chamber on Wednesday for referring to Britain’s hereditary head of state as “Mrs. Windsor.” The expulsion was ordered by the assembly presiding officer Elis-Thomas (who uses the feudal title of “Lord”) following a complaint…
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Another Ten Years of TV Licence
British TV viewers are likely to be required to pay the BBC for permission to watch TV for at least another ten years, according to Terry Burns, a government adviser on television. Mr. Burns (who uses the feudal title of “Lord”) has stated that there is widespread support for the licence system but that it…