As most of us in the lower orders expect, with the right connections you can get away with just about anything, which seems the case with Charles Moore, the former editor the Daily Telegraph who earlier announced last year he would not be paying his TV licensing fee, as he objected to the conduct of BBC’s Jonathan Ross, as I did myself for amongst other things abusing Andrew Sachs.
Not having gone to Eton, unlike Mr Moore and having a sense of proportion I have decided that since I can just about afford the fee, and that the BBC keeps me informed and entertained etc despite having reservations about Ross its right to continue to pay up.
Having read this article by Charles Moore on Ross’s decision to quit the BBC, he has decide to continue to break the law and refuse to pay the license fee as per this quote “Ross is leaving the BBC in July this year, so at that point, but not before, I shall renew. It will be amusing to see if the enforcement bureaucracy pays any attention to what is happening, or just plugs on, chasing me for my “year out”.
Charles Moore, as far as I’m concerned is exhibiting the arrogance typical of this country’s public school educated toffs and will probably get away with avoiding TV licensing fee unlike working people who’d almost certainly have been fined by now.
Strangely enough Tony, I didn't go to Eton, because if I did, you were with me at the time!
ReplyDeleteYou may wish to correct the entry.. Freudian slip I assume!
I dont see any reference to a Dr Moore in Tony's entry. What are you on about? Or are you just paranoid about anything written in blog about anybody called Moore?
ReplyDeleteHe may not have to pay one anyway. For TV reviewers it is deductable.
ReplyDeleteSo whats the problem, I don't pay it either. If people want the mighty BBC then let them pay for the ruddy thing.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tvlicenceresistance.info
The difference is he's not hiding his identity 1:45.
ReplyDeleteBy the way I shagged your sister.
For those of you who weren't up early enough to read the original Tony corrected the mistake!
ReplyDeleteIt's called editing!
you would have to be of a certain disposition to associate a typo with yourself
ReplyDeleteIn future when refering to tax dodging or in this case licence evading toffs I shall be moore careful
Funnily enough, whilst brushing up on Moors code, I felt a bit moorish. "What's moor", I thought "And moors the pity I haven't any moorsmallows left any moor so I better moorsey along to moorsons supermarket. There I was briefly sidetracked at seeing a DVD of the great Moor-come and Wise"
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough though, I did go to Eton college in the 80's but that's another story altogether!
ReplyDeleteThat probably makes you a toff wannabe then Simon
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