Those of you who have read the latest ed'n of Computer Active ( March 2005, page 7 ) will no doubt be alarmed by gov't proposals to licence PCs. This came to light in the recent green paper on the BBC's charter. It seems that we are downloading too much from the BBC for free and are making it too difficult to collect licence fees. ( What happened to all those lads in vans hiding around the corner? ) The proposal is to charge the same as the TV licence fee sometime after the renewal of the BBC's charter in 2006. Think about the implications for business and education, let alone our researches. As these things are not dreamt up overnight we can now perhaps understand why Mr Blair was so keen, a couple of years ago, that we should all have internet access! Don't forget The Medal Cards! Mike Tebbutt.