this post was submitted on 30 Jun 2025
328 points (98.5% liked)

UK leftists

503 readers
32 users here now

Description:

UK Leftist's is a community to give leftist thinker a voice to discuss UK socialism, communism, and other relevant political ideas.

please feel free to post political party media.

Rules:

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/32080319

In video game design this would be called "emergent storytelling".

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So if the BBC is primarily funded by the licence fee, and you can request to not pay the fee,have you all done so?

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Nope, I pay it, and I'll continue to. I see no reason to destroy our biggest public service broadcaster to the exclusive benefit of weaponised, billionare-owned, politically motivated, right-wing media like in the US. The flaws of the BBC exist thousandfold in those that are clamouring to take it's place.

[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are independent left-wing media outlets you can give your money to.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 9 points 1 day ago

Who says I don't? But none of them dominate the mainstream like the right-wing outlets do, and the only significant oppositon they have is from the BBC. The BBC may have warts, but I'm not going to let good be the enemy of perfect.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I haven't ever paid it, but only because I'm an insane person who doesn't use anything that would require a TV license

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bad news, I'm afraid: communications received from alien emperors while in a mushroom-induced fugue count as live television under Communications (Television Licensing) Regulations 2004, even if it's timeshifted and redshifted.

They can't be emperor, I didn't vote for em

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

You and me both. I also don't feel comfortable giving money to people who protected a bunch of paedophiles.

Only thing I really watched on the BBC was Doctor Who and thankfully that's been shit for years now. Thanks Chibnall.