Three years ago I convened an occasional Acaster PLC meeting: okay family, the annual UK television licence is due (£159), what do we watch that we actually *want* to watch?

Cogs whirred slowly, and ground to a halt. It's amazing what you realise is no more than a habit. We never looked back. And it is so calming not to be continually fed propaganda. Or adverts. Or propagandising adverts.