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I’ve always felt a strange affinity with Noel Edmonds and recently realised I had several things in common with the man. Bad facial hair, diminutive stature, wardrobe full of crap shirts and knitwear, etc.

Now I find out that he shares my view (first expressed in April – like, get with the program, Noel) that the tone of recent TV licensing averts is a bit “threatening”. He’s confessed to not having a licence, on the basis that:

I am not going to have the BBC or any other organisation threatening me. I’ve cancelled my TV licence and they haven’t found me. Nobody’s coming knocking on my door. There are too many organisations that seem to think it is OK to badger, hector and threaten people.

The ranting old Tory is apparently “prepared for the consequences” of his actions, which he publicised on, er, the BBC on Friday. A bandwagon is surely in motion! And I, for one, am jumping off.

Thanks to Rak, whoever you are, for pointing this out.