bake off and match of the day isn't going to go down all that well with the uk public so that's the politics of this policy but what about its actual merits well replacing the license fee isn't actually a bad idea for those of you who don't live in the uk the license fee is something that every uk household pays if they watch tv or use bbc services it costs NUMBER_TOKEN pounds a year or NUMBER_TOKEN pence a day and raises some NUMBER_TOKEN billion pounds a year which accounts for most of the bbc's funding not paying is a criminal offence with a maximum fine of NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN pounds and older people often experience anxiety about not paying their licence fee and being prosecuted but in a time when most people mainly use smartphones and laptops for watching content a tv licence does seem a bit outdated which is why other european countries like germany and ireland are currently moving away from the tv licence model towards a sort of universal levy which is a practice which is pretty similar to general taxation however cutting funding which is what this freeze does in real terms isn't obviously a good idea the bbc has already had its public funding cut by NUMBER_TOKEN in real terms since NUMBER_TOKEN. despite the fact that according to a pwc report the bbc's gross value added is twice the cost of the licence fee essentially that the bbc is net profitable to the uk economy largely thanks to its generous investment in uk cultural exports now we should say that measuring gross value added is difficult and a bit fluffy as it's measuring the cultural value of the bbc in economic terms but importantly this figure has never really been challenged but anyway what do you think is this a good political strategy and is the policy itself reasonable let us know your thoughts in the comments down below people across the uk have been furious about the parties held in number NUMBER_TOKEN. we were locked at home and we weren't allowed to see loved ones while they partied so if you want to remember the parties we missed and get money to those in need of covert support then check out our number NUMBER_TOKEN parties tour shirt and posters they feature all of the parties that we know about so far and hopefully look pretty cool too the links in the description and NUMBER_TOKEN of the profits go to the national emergency trust covered appeal which helps those in the uk whose lives were affected during the pandemic thanks for your support as always be sure to subscribe to the channel and hit the bell icon to be notified every time we release a video special thanks to our patreon backers for making videos like this one possible and if you want to see your name at the end of videos just like these people then you too can back us on patreon the link to that is in the description below
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