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Julia Hartley-Brewer's Bizarre Critique Of BBC Services Goes Down Like A Lead Balloon

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Julia Hartley-Brewer's anti-BBC tweet did not land well


Julia Hartley-Brewer waded into the debate around the BBC licence fee...and it didn’t exactly go swimmingly.

The radio presenter tweeted about the £159 annual licence fee (working out to 43p a day) because the culture secretary Nadine Dorries has signalled that the government plans to freeze funding for the broadcaster – and eventually scrap it.

It is reportedly part of No.10′s “Operation Red Meat”, where ministers roll out proposals earlier than intended to distract Tory backbenchers – and the general public – from the furore around the Downing Street parties in lockdown.

While Hartley-Brewer signalled that she would support reducing the amount of money she pays towards the BBC, it turns out her argument was not quite as foolproof as she thought it was.

She tweeted: “I pay the BBC licence and these are the only services I ever use.

“Good value for money...?”

She crossed out all but five of the BBC’s 24 nationwide services available, leaving only BBC iPlayer, BBC One, BBC News, BBC Two and BBC Parliament.


I pay the BBC licence fee and these are the only services I ever use. Good value for money...???‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/435wmJGBrn

— Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) January 16, 2022

It wasn’t long before people were comparing her comments to pretty much everything else that comes as part of a set...including Celebrations, the NHS services and even a continental breakfast.


I paid for a tin of Celebrations at Christmas and I only ate the Snickers, Mars, Bounties, Milky Ways, Galaxy Milks, Galaxy Caramels and Maltesers Teasers. Good value for money…? ??‍♀️ https://t.co/S5Zxf0er25

— Rosie Jones (@josierones) January 17, 2022

I barely use most of these. Good value for money? https://t.co/NCg4WvbA8Ypic.twitter.com/W1Cc7ypCU6

— dan barker (@danbarker) January 17, 2022

Do the same for the NHS. Put an ‘X’ on every service you don’t require. Then tell the NHS you’re only paying them for services you use. Then feel as silly as you look. https://t.co/FR0cgWqFG9

— Mark Dexter (@RealMarkDexter) January 17, 2022

Whenever I stay at hotels with continental breakfast buffets I complain to management because I had everything except the sausages, hard boiled eggs, grapefruit juice, and apricot yoghurt. https://t.co/16ARkoM9F1

— Stephanie Faye (@StephanieEphani) January 17, 2022

I pay income tax and I only ever use hospitals in Oxfordshire. https://t.co/oWBrtHTAfo

— Adam Kay (@amateuradam) January 17, 2022

Others pointed out that the radio presenter was actually using iPlayer, which actually carries almost all of the BBC’s output.


I reckon if the BBC turned into a subscription service where you were allowed to pick and choose the stuff you wanted, that this big hitters would end up costing you more than what you’re currently paying for everything. https://t.co/3xDJL2ThBO

— Richard K Herring (@Herring1967) January 17, 2022

So, just two radio stations, four channels, and an online portal containing the entirety of the BBC's visual output, got it https://t.co/44hXmgxn2q

— Caspar Salmon (@CasparSalmon) January 17, 2022

I'm confused, is this a different Julia Hartley-Brewer who has been a panellist on Have I Got News For You ten times, in addition to regular appearances on Question Time, Any Questions, The One Show, Sunday Politics, Today and who won £10k for charity on Pointless Celebrities? https://t.co/5SAumw5rGu

— Martha Hampson (@marthie) January 17, 2022

How very dare the BBC not design their programming solely around what you, personally, would like? I mean... surely £150 a year should pay for a fully bespoke entertainment experience. https://t.co/76Q9fS3FVT

— Claire Allan (@ClaireAllan) January 17, 2022

Yes!! https://t.co/al1PjRXDfb

— Nimco Ali (OBE) ? (@NimkoAli) January 17, 2022

43p a day to use all of that? Yes I'd honestly say that was great value.

— Otto English (@Otto_English) January 17, 2022

why has she crossed off the phrase "BBC Services" like it's a TV channel https://t.co/J0gqYUPY5T

— Alistair Ryder (@YesitsAlistair) January 17, 2022

isn’t that the point of the bbc? that it isn’t just for you

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) January 16, 2022

Didn't you read this article before Tweeting? Not sure how you could have if you never use BBC Online. https://t.co/f1RWWVUvHl

— Michael Shanks (@mgshanks) January 16, 2022

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