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BBC licence fee is ‘regressive tax’, broadcaster’s former chair says
(www.theguardian.com)
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Just another reminder that Murdoch told Johnson to get rid of the BBC. Since then Tories have been gunning for it with fervour. The fact that Grade has such close links with the Tory party and its bidding just puts this into context. The way Ofcom has been ran during the Tory reign is very indicative that he is willing to follow the party line.
The BBC currently is a steaming pile of poop. The Tories have ruined it. But as an institution it holds massive soft power for the UK. It doesn't need scrapping, it needs reform on who controls it. Having a government control the narrative of the media is an abuse of power. It needs an independent body to control how the BBC is set up. That would only ever come from a cross party group set up after each GE.
That is the context that makes this difficult. But the licence fee is a highly regressive tax. The poorest household in the country pays the same as the richest.
There I agree. He is just the wrong person to be putting himself forward for a moral argument.
Same thing Muedoch had them do with the ABC here in Australia.
Here in Canada the Conservatives are always demanding the abolition of the CBC.