Could backbench campaign lead to end of TV licence?
One MP’s proposal to stop it being a criminal offence if you don’t pay your TV licence could have worrying implications for the BBC.
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One MP’s proposal to stop it being a criminal offence if you don’t pay your TV licence could have worrying implications for the BBC.
Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have given us a taste of their forthcoming radio and TV debates by crossing swords today over their relative voting records.
Torquay, with its many palm trees, is the most continental of English resorts. Yet this weekend it hosts the most uncontinental of British political parties: Ukip.
Labour is likely to win this week’s Wythenshawe by-election. But the big question is how well Ukip fares – while all the Lib Dems can expect is another lost deposit.
A former policeman at the centre of the “plebgate” row, which led to the resignation of Andrew Mitchell, says the police Federation has treated the former chief whip like “tethered prey”.
In an Oxford Union debate last night, Ukip MEP Godfrey Bloom appears to have topped his Bongbongoland comment, and his talk of “sluts”, and rapping me over the head with a Ukip brochure.
It is astonishing that no other audio recording of Guy Burgess seems to exist anywhere else in the world, even though Burgess worked for the BBC for more than five years.
So Keith Wallis has admitted his guilt and faces the prospect of several months in jail. But is still doesn’t clear Andrew Mitchell’s name, as another policeman stands by his account of “plebgate”.
The “plebgate” row has been rumbling for 16 months and has now resulted in a police officer admitting misconduct in public office. This is what led to his guilty plea at the Old Bailey.
Battered in Brisbane, annihilated in Adelaide, finally perishing in Perth, England’s cricket team are at their lowest ebb for years. Malcolm Boughen asks why and tentatively suggests a way forward.
The BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award is rarely won by a team player, but Wimbledon champ Andy Murray may not be a shoo-in.
England had their chance to play their way back into the Ashes. Now as they head to Perth 2-0 down in the series, expect things to get a whole lot worse, writes Kunal Dutta.
Dominic Grieve tells David Davis in House of Commons he is looking into whether his Parliamentary Answer on CPS libel settlements was accurate.
Battered in Brisbane, how can England bounce back in the second test? Simple: by reading the Channel 4 News five point plan.
Former England cricket captain Mike Brearley tells Channel 4 News that batsmen face a more “dramatic” form of failure – as Jonathan Trott leaves the Ashes due to “stress-related illness”.