Question about Argo use in Antarctic trip

[North Country Tough]

Hmmm, just so you're wise to the fact. Here in the UK we take anything the bbc says with a pinch of salt, over here they are renowned for being left wing political puppets, they only say what suits their current agenda. I would look elswhere for any actual facts.

Ahh the BBC,Bulls*** Baffles Commoners,Rodp is so right, wankers ,the best show out of Britain is Top Gear LOL.

[Beeman]

I remember thinking it strange that I needed a licence to watch basic TV over there.

[rodp]

only the BBC benifits from the licence fee, all other channels have to raise funds through advertising. It's currently a hot topic again at the moment with viewers wanting the bbc to be self supporting and scrap the licence fee.
I can't see it happening immediatley though as the powers that be are as corrupt as the bbc with regard to siphoning off funds and the "old boys network" wins everytime.
With the european elections coming up shortly and the newcomers to the game, UKIP, apparently doing so well who knows what will happen in the near future. They certainly have the frighteners on the big three parties. All we need is for Scotland to gain independence, which will leave England to vote the way it wants, and there could be changes government wise which may then have the desired result regarding the bbc .
One thing's for sure, British politics is going to change drastically in the relatively near future.