Should the Government now fund the BBC as they’ve manipulated the BBC charter & status to suit Labour?

Question

Have you noticed that today’s BBC is too politically correct & pro Labour, compared to a decade ago? If so, read on:

The BBC is unique as it relies on public licence fee for funding. This has enabled the BBC to be free from political & corporate influence, letting it focus on informative, entertaining & original production. The BBC’s independence let it expose political corruption or corporate scandals without repercussion.

Not any more. It’s quietly changed.

Blair re-classed the licence fee & labelled it a tax. As taxes are allocated & overseen by government, the BBC has lost independence & become accountable to Blair.

A Labour cabinet member now oversees the BBC & rewrote the charter this year.

The old Charter role was to “.Inform & entertain”

It’s now "sustaining citizenship and civil society" based on Labour objectives

As the BBC now has a duty to Labour rather than just us, and as the BBC is a politically correct Labour mouthpiece, should we refuse to pay the licence fee?

Answer 1

The BBC should be paid for from New Labour Party funds.

Otherwise it should be an organisation which sells advertising time like other channels - if the transmit rubbish like they do it should go off the air.

RoyS

Answer 2

Increasingly over the years people have been calling for the BBC to be funded through TV advertising. That day is not far away. The way the BBC is funded has been under scrutiny for a while now.

I believe the cause of all this was when there was a scandal involving a journalist from the BBC releasing information when they were not authorised to do so. This rocked the Government and it was thew decided the Government would have tighter control.

Answer 3

If this is true its disastrous; it will be even worse once the Conservatives get in & sell the BBC to the highest bidder.



We should keep the license fee & the charter should be back to what it was before; after all, the BBC has been the most effective inquisitor of successive governments for decades.

Answer 4

I agree with you, but then I have never agreed to having to pay the licence fee, I think its time the BBC became a commercial outfit and we stopped paying to have Labour shoved down our throats. I agree with everything you have said.

Answer 5

The BBC is still better than most American television.

Answer 6

Yes. Or someone should blow wipe the place out of existence. I wouldn't miss it.