23 February - This and that again
The Maggot Sandwich
Hugh Neal
repeated on his Maggot Sandwich blog, with permission,
what had
appeared here on 18th February and commented “Malcolm does not watch the BBC
or use BBC iPlayer, and thus has no need of a TV licence” which is true but
unfortunately is not the whole story. In a fit of technological madness around
15 years ago I rigged a satellite dish which could be steered east and west and
pick up broadcasts from the Middle East and all points in between. I soon got fed up with savages burning
effigies of President George Bush, which was far more common than you might
guess. 5,000 channels of trash is of no more value than 500 or 50.
However the point is that if I did that now I could be locked up. It is not just
the BBC you need a licence to watch but anything transmitted from anywhere and
received live, as it happens.
It is one of many reasons which caused me to become disenchanted with the BBC,
others being the fact that their technical standards do not (did not when I last
looked) meet the minimum technical standards set by the European Broadcasting Union of
which the BBC was a founding member. And then their is their biased and censored
news output. So I do not watch any live TV more have I ever registered for iPlayer. Mind you, I spend more on
Blu-ray discs than a licence would cost but
it is the principle that counts isn’t it?
The Election looms
I received my first election leaflet this week, it was from the Conservatives
and tries to kid you that they have met 100% of the election promises, a claim
that has already been debunked.
What I doubt we will be seeing this year is a reminder that Labour raised
Council Tax by 40% during their four years of power that ended 16 years ago. By
the time of the election in May, Conservative tax rises will have exceeded half
of that in only four years.
The Conservative theme for 2022 is that they are trusted by Bexley residents.
What a load of nonsense, nobody in their right mind trusts any politician after
witnessing the past two years.
Here we go again
Some truly awful things have happened in Bexley over the past ten or twelve years.
Rhys
Lawrie died from parental abuse and Council neglect.
Barbara Baker died
alone because of Bexley Council’s mismanagement and sheer idiocy.
Whistleblowers
have been sacked for revealing malpractice and numerous children have been
snaffled away from their families without obvious justification. And let’s not get
into the criminal activities which have provoked police interest.
Emails such as this
(just the tiniest extract below) therefore ring a variety of alarm bells…
Please, I need some help and advice. This evil Council have been…
They want to drag me into Court and my husband!
We are both in our 60’s and have caused no harm to anyone yet these bastards
just want to keep pursuing me!
The subject in dispute is entirely lacking but it is reminiscent of
the
war waged by Bexley Council on Rita Grootendorst. A war they eventually lost when a judge saw through their game.
I will have to try to find time for some sleuthing.