In which case, why not let it die? If you want a populist service, there is Sky, and ITV and Five and Channel 4. The BBC should stick to high-quality, informative broadcasting - rather than paying premium salaries to ensure that they have the 'talent' to fulfil their obligations on BBC 1 and Radio 1.

Why should I have to prove that I don't watch TV online? That's impossible.

They should prove that I do.

The TV licence is anyway ridiculous when you consider the populist direction that the BBC has taken in the last 10 years. It does very little under its public service remit and the licence is anachronistic and unfair now. I don't think, for example, that football would be unknown in the UK were it not for MOTD. There are other available outlets.

But the idea that I should fund the BBC unless I can prove that I take steps not to consume its output is scary, and a good measure of the political atmosphere of guilty until proven innocent that has invested the UK over the last 10 years or so.