TV Licence fee to be extended?

 

New TV Licence fee to include those who just watch YouTube and streaming?

A TIME FOR ACTION.

A new household tax is being proposed to replace the TV Licence fee in the UK, and it will include non-BBC streaming platforms such as YouTube, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and even EWTN On Demand. Many CUT members just watch YouTube and EWTN On Demand occasionally, and as these programmes are streamed and not live, therefore, the licence fee does not apply. And why should it? The BBC and other legacy mainstream media outlets such as ITV, Channel 4 and the programmes from the USA such as CNN and other countries push an agenda that is not Christian.

There are many ways that are being put forward for this new tax: as an add-on tax for your internet provider or a household tax on top of the Council tax. They believe that having a computer or a Smartphone is simply dodging the licence fee, when we actively avoid live broadcast media, the iPlayer, etc., as something we would not want even if they paid us!

The BBC has lost over 800,000 viewers in the last two years, as people do not think it's worth paying £180 per year when they hardly ever watch live TV, and the BBC even less. Also, many feel that to watch live TV, one lets other people set the viewing agenda for you and many people these days, especially Catholics, would rather pick and choose what they watch and when. Therefore, the traditional broadcasting format is out of date, with online streaming services such as YouTube and pay-to-view platforms much more popular than broadcast TV, where you have little say in what’s being shown.

The big problem with the licence fee for many devout Catholics is that you are paying for the BBC to produce sinful media content such as pro-LGBT, pro-abortion, and even misrepresenting Christians and especially Catholics. They virtually ignore the slaughter of Christians by Islamic ‘extremists’ throughout the world.

Many programmes that we would be funding if we paid the licence fee would be promoting abortion and homosexuality. The BBC is also very selective and biased about what it includes in its ‘news’ programmes, often giving the Woke, DEI version of any given news event.

They are biased toward the left/liberal social and political version of virtually everything, and this has put many Catholics off watching and paying for these programmes. For example: The Independent online writes, “It is understood any new cash raised under the plan will need to be spent on reviving local journalism and tackling misinformation, which has fuelled the rise of parties such as Reform UK.” Whether one agrees with Reform or not, they are entitled, as a political party, to be treated in an unbiased way, as are other parties, and not to be targeted simply because they are right-wing.

 

REQUESTED ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY CUT MEMBERS

Therefore, after consulting the group, we have decided to have a Prayer Crusade on the First Sunday of Advent and to write to your MP and/or the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. We strongly request that this potential new streaming tax not be imposed on people who do not watch or record live TV or the BBC iPlayer.

LISA NARDY,
the Secretary of State for Digital,
Culture, Media and Sport

A PRAYER CRUSADE

1, Prayer Crusade to take place on 29 November, the First Sunday of Advent, that the licence fee is not extended to households who do not watch live TV.

2, Write to your MP and/or LISA NARDY, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, at the House of Commons, the Palace of Westminster, London.

By Prayer Crusader St Philomena.

European Riots

 

The Media and the French Riots

The image of the Riots

The French riots are horrific, and they are spreading to other European countries, Italy in particular. What is really happening, and why we cannot we trust the narrative the Mainstream Media (MSM) gives us? They say it’s all due to funding for schools and colleges, and it’s true that this is probably why it all started. France has a huge debt problem and is unable to fund everything it needs.

However, there is much more to it than that. The sheer destruction is not just being done by a few school kids and students; the makeup of the rioters is mainly young youths from immigrant communities. It has been suggested that these youths hate France and are using these protests to turn them into riots, and seeing the videos on YouTube, with the Antifa, leftish and Palestinian flags, it is clear that this is what is happening. If they are trying to get improved funding for their schools, why are they burning them down? For as usual its Muslims who lead the violence, is the only solution is to send them back to Muslim countries? They hate the West, and are attempting to destroy as much of it as possible. The MSM are not telling us this; they concentrate on the student protest side about school funding alone. The media will never point the finger at immigrants, especially Muslim immigrants. Why? Also, typically the far-Left have got evolved, stirring an already dangerous situation, encouraging first and second generation immigrants to “protest”. The French president, Emmanuel Macron is claiming that images of the riots are AI generated!

“Mostly peaceful protests” - BBC mocked

The BBC, in particular among the MSM, is being mocked for calling the French riots “mostly peaceful”. At the same time, the internet and other channels are full of French towns on fire, and terrible images of the beautiful historic town hall in Limogres being burnt down. The BBC will never actually tell the whole truth, where the immigrant communities and the left are involved. This is why any extension of the TV Licence fee to include YouTube and other streaming services must be resisted.

Louvre closed due to “student social movement”

The famous art gallery in Paris went even one better than the BBC (if that was possible) and said that the Louvre is close due to a “student social movement” what utter rubbish, shame on them, will no one in the establishment stand up and admit what's really happening?

Statement from the Louvre

Hexed from Disney

 

Disney and the Occult

Disney's latest Occult promoting film

From the beginning of storytelling, children have been enthralled by ghost stories; it’s natural to get a thrill from this genre and tales of things that go bump in the night. Witches and magic have entertained youngsters around the hearth on dark, cold winter evenings from time immemorial, but they have always been portrayed as bad. However, in recent decades a plethora of new films, TV programmes, and books for children have explicitly promoted the occult and witchcraft. Go into any bookshop, and you will find books for children that teach them how to do spells and become a witch. In The Catholic Girl novel, there are specific references to the sale of these books, as one character in the book works in a bookshop and hides these books so they cannot be sold. This is a secondary storyline, but the author felt it is an important sub-plot.

Walt Disney Animation Studios have also been going down this route for quite a while now, and their latest animated film, Hexed, is a case in point. It is a very well-animated and funny story about a girl who discovers she has magical powers; it is funny and endearing – which makes it all the more dangerous. Many will say, oh, it's just like Harry Potter, just fun entertainment for kids, etc. However, many believe that this has all led to an increase in interest in the occult; does taking children to see a film like Hexed or Harry Potter lead children to buy books on how to do spells – no? Then why, in recent years are there so many children’s books on how to do magic and spells, make potions, etc., available? Far more than books that teach them the Christian faith.

There have of course always been witches in Disney movies; however, they have always been bad, for example, in Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty, and the cold-hearted stepmother, the Queen with her magic mirror in Snow White. Not so in Hexed; here we have the young schoolgirl witch as the protagonist, empowered by her ability to change the natural actions of virtually anything to her will, all done in a funny, colourful way.

We can only conclude that Disney is now fully under the influence of evil; its diversity angles has long been understood. These films will, I believe, if contemporary trends are followed, lead more children toward the occult, putting their immortal souls in danger. Therefore, it is imperative to keep Disney films, Disney TV, and their merchandise away from your children. Refuse visits to Disneyland if your children start to ask for them, and explain gently why they can’t go.

Prayer Crusader, St Philomena

Ellen page's sad story

 

The Sad story Ellen Page

And the destructive world of the secular film industry

 

Some cases of career self-destruction in the film industry are so sad, yet so predictable, that one can only hope the actors involved find their way back to health and, of course, faith. The Prayer Crusaders of CUT willingly take on the spiritual warfare to help celebrities find their way back to Christ, where true happiness lies. One such celebrity in dire need of our prayers is Ellen Page, who in 2020 ‘transitioned to a man’ and began calling herself Elliot Page. She is now complaining that she cannot find any work in the film world.

Ellen Page

Ellen Page was born on the 21st February 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She first appeared on Television at the age of ten in 1997; by the early 2000s she had a breakthrough and began starring in Hollywood films to much acclaim. However, the dark, destructive world of the film industry took its toll on the once pretty young actress. In 2007, she had a lesbian affair with actress Olivia Thirlby while filming Juno (2007), and came out as a lesbian in 2014, after an affair with actress Kate Mara. In January 2018, the spiritual darkness was compounded when she ‘married’ dancer/choreographer Emma Portner; by mid-2020 they had separated, and a ‘divorce’ was finalised in 2021. Divorces among same-sex couples are very high, almost twice as many as a natural marriage, with lesbian ‘divorces' the highest of all.

In 2020, Page came out as a ‘trans man’, and the descent and her sad decline continued, made worse because of her influence on other vulnerable young people because of her place in the film industry. Our course: many forms of the media supported her as a ‘man ’; she even made the cover of Time magazine in 2021.

Elliot Page, cover Time Magazine

She became an activist for virtually everything: abortion, atheism, veganism, feminism, ‘Gay’ and ‘Trans’ rights, and pretty well everything progressive and woke; if it got her in the news, then she was there! However, her film work dried up. Hollywood lovies may give all the verbal support she may need to satisfy her conscience; however, when it comes to casting her as a man in a film where millions of dollars are involved – not a chance. One minor film (that she produced and wrote herself) and a short was all she could land. For how can a slight ‘man’ of 5’1” play the male lead in a major film? She was once one of the most sought-after actresses with a plethora of big-budget roles. Now, apart from a very minor role in Nolan’s Odyssey, she has no work. Gender confusion, exacerbated by her profession, led to mental turmoil, and the pressures of the dystopian Hollywood world made this young girl a lesbian and then a Trans man, making her unemployable by the world that created her.

By Prayer Crusader St Philomena

No to the potential new BBC household tax

 

The New BBC Tax?

The number of BBC licence fee payers went down by over 800,000 in the last two years. This is causing financial problems for the BBC. Whilst we at CUT may be happy about that, given the damage the Corporation has done to the fabric of society, it has also generated calls from within the BBC for a new form of household tax to fund it. They are now asking the Government to change the law and make all those who watch streaming services like YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon Prime pay the licence fee, which will go solely to the BBC. Therefore, they want us to pay for their failure; if the household tax were to come about, then in no other form of media or corporation collapse would so be rewarded.

At the moment, one only needs to pay the BBC tax if one watches anything live, or records anything live and replays it. One does not need to pay the licence fee if one watches on-demand videos and programmes, such as a pre-recorded programme or film on ITV, Netflix, or videos on YouTube, and this is what they want to change. At the moment, 1 in 8 households do not pay a licence fee, about 3.6 million households. The BBC lost 300,000 in the year up to 15^th July 2025 and a whopping further 540,000 in the year up to the 14^th July 2026.

New director-general Matt Brittin, has not long been
 in the job but is already lobbying for mandatory
household levy to replace the optional
 TV licence model

The demonic portal

The demonic portal that many claim the TV to be is not neutral; it actively takes sides and, more often than not, portrays the sensational as the norm. It always takes the left-of-field stance in all things; the BBC is DEI writ large. Those who work at the BBC have core values that are the opposite of Christian values. They are pro-abortion, pro-homosexual activity, pro-transgender, very lenient on immigration in all its forms, politically they lean to the left, and Labour would like to keep it that way.

The BBC should stand on its own two feet

Impinging on freedom

For those who believe that paying the licence fee goes against their conscience, there will be no way out. There is talk of a household tax, but we already have a household tax in the Council Tax, so this would be an extra household tax, or that any form of watching internet content, even pre-recorded social media on YouTube or streaming sites like Netflix or Amazon Prime, could require a TV licence.

We suggest that you contact your MP and register your protest. We are in favour of abolishing the TV Licence fee altogether and making the BBC stand on its own two feet like all other channels.

Ann Widdecombe a voice in the wilderness

 

Ann Widdecombe, RIP

Faithful Catholic and as outspoken voice in the wilderness of the

modern media, and political arena

Ann Widdecombe official portrait 2019 

It is perhaps not surprising that Ann Widdecombe converted to the Catholic faith; she was fearless in the face of criticism and unafraid to stand for the truth and proclaim traditional family values. And it was being a faithful Christian that made her leave the Church of England, stating that “I left the Church of England because there was a huge bundle of straw. The ordination of women was the last straw, but it was only one of many. For years, I had been disillusioned by the Church of England's compromising on everything. The Catholic Church doesn't care if something is unpopular.”

She knew nonsense when she saw or heard it and was not afraid to speak up for family values, especially against far-left and LGBT totalitarianism. She consistently opposed further reforms to the age of consent that gave equal rights to homosexuals. She wanted to protect vulnerable young men from predatory homosexual culture. She was one of the last British politicians of note who spoke with conviction; her Christian faith governed everything she said. She was also very funny and self-deprecating, and this, despite her strong and outspoken views, made her a loved national treasure.

Perhaps it is predictable that the darlings of the left and the national mainstream media actually posted sick social media statements celebrating her death. One of the nastiest came from “Gay” rights campaigner Peter Tatchell posting on X, “She opposed every gay law reform for 40 years, supporting every legal discrimination against LGBTs. … She also backed bids to ‘cure’ homosexuality & said people should have the right to discriminate against LGBT, BIGOT!”  We say bigot yourself, Mr Tatchell! The Socialist Worker newspaper went one step further in their disgusting headline, stating “Hurrah! Ann Widdecombe is strictly dead”. Given that Ann Widdecombe was receiving death threats and was murdered, should these people be prosecuted under the hate speech laws? Peter Tatchell has deleted his X post and apologised (sort of) but only because of the backlash. 

Devon and Cornwall Police were quick to state that they are looking for a “white” male; these days, police are always quick to note when a white male is involved.

Ann Widdecombe, a great lady and faithful Christian, may she rest in peace.

Prayer Crusader St. Philomena. 

Are aliens demons?

 

Disclosure Day will mess with Christian’s Faith – Really?

Steven Spielberg, whilst discussing his new film Disclosure Day, about aliens and intelligent life beyond Earth, has said that it will challenge and may even destroy what Christian’s believe. Why just Christians, and why didn’t he suggest this with his other films, such as Close Encounters and others? Spielberg seems to be obsessed with aliens. Also, why not other films and books, such as The War of the Worlds or 2001, etc how come these did not destroy Christian belief?

The film’s main character, played by Emily Blunt, an ex-nun in the story, questions her beliefs and loses her faith. This has had many Christians accuse Spielberg of trying to destroy Christianity. Spielberg, a Jew, hardly ever mentions Christianity in his movies; in fact, Hollywood films for the most part ignore Christianity except to attack it, or make horror films about nuns. Could it be that because there is a large Jewish presence in Hollywood, therefore Christianity doesn’t figure, they make films for a Christian audience but not positive films about our faith.

Do aliens exist?

Let’s look at the facts: 1) There is no evidence of intelligent alien life in our solar system. 2) The closest star to our sun is called Proxima Centauri, which is 4.25 light-years away, about 25 trillion miles away. If the Earth were the size of a pea, the distance to Proxima would be the same as from New York to Sydney, and scientists do not believe there is any life associated with Proxima. 3) The Galaxy is vast, and the distances are too big for anything to cross. The Universe is expanding faster than the speed of light, and nothing can travel faster than light, so it is impossible for anything to get here, if it exists. 4) Scientists have been trying since the 50s to detect signals from outer space and alien civilisation, but none have been found.

So what are all these UFOs?

Many scientists explain UFOs as being natural phenomena or psychological effects. Some are just bright lights, such as the planet Venus, optical illusions, camera lens effects, or even hallucinations. Many today are, you guessed it, drones!

Are they demons?

Some suggest that beings (if they actually exist) that look like aliens could be the result of demonic activity. Washington’s archbishop, Cardinal Robert McElroy, on the 3rd June 2026, removed the diocese exorcist, Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, for suggesting that UFOs and aliens could be demonic activity, as this does not comply with the Church’s teachings. However, Cardinal McElroy is often at odds with the Church’s teachings on matters of sexuality, particularly homosexual activity, so perhaps he should dismiss himself while he is at it?

Conclusion

I very much doubt the existence of aliens or, at the very least, the ability of UFOs to travel from another planetary system. Therefore, aliens do not exist outside of fiction, but demons do. People who claim that Christian’s faith will be shattered because of Spielberg’s film are delusional; perhaps the film is dangerous by being demonic?

Prayer Crusader St Philomena