Petition · past parliament
The cost of a colour TV licence should be cut to £100.
Closed
34 signatures
What the petition asks
BBC news and current affairs programmes are no longer of high quality.
In an age of austerity where ordinary people are struggling to make ends meet, a licence fee of £150 is no longer justified for substandard broadcasting.
In an age of austerity where ordinary people are struggling to make ends meet, a licence fee of £150 is no longer justified for substandard broadcasting.
As a national broadcaster, the BBC is expected to be fearless, objective and impartial in its reporting of news and current affairs programming.
The BBC often avoids or downplays politically sensitive news items, allows statements to go unchallenged and uses false equivalence to counter balance expert opinion.
These are not the attributes expected of a national broadcaster in a leading democratic nation.
The BBC often avoids or downplays politically sensitive news items, allows statements to go unchallenged and uses false equivalence to counter balance expert opinion.
These are not the attributes expected of a national broadcaster in a leading democratic nation.
Timeline
| 6 Aug 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Feb 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
34
Status
Closed
Opened
6 Aug 2018
Closed
6 Feb 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.