According to The Guardian, electronics manufacturers and retailers have warned the Government that plans to turn off the analogue TV signal in the UK are in danger of running “backwards not forwards”.

Apparently, millions of analogue TVs and VCRs are still being bought per annum.

Here’s a solution:

• Electronics manufacturers and retailers stop selling analogue gear.
• The government stops the phasing out of analogue (from 2008) and goes for a all-at-once switchover in 2012.
• When TV licenses are issued, they include a warning on the license that analogue equipment will not work beyond 2011, and advise people to buy digital TVs, digital set-top boxes, or subscribe to digital satellite and cable channels.