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You’re being downvoted but I think this is a fair question. I don’t accept this assertion as true at face value. Presumably the BBC, as with any other governmen

by wyager 5y ago

You’re being downvoted but I think this is a fair question. I don’t accept this assertion as true at face value. Presumably the BBC, as with any other government-controlled revenue source, acts as some sort of patronage mechanism, and a lot of these roles exist as a jobs program rather than something the taxpayers actually extract a benefit from.

SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
> The BBC, as with any other government-controlled revenue source Point of fact, the BBC was not intended to be "government-controlled", and it is not a "revenue source" for the UK government. https://www.quora.com/Is-the-BBC-the-state-owned-and-state-controlled-TV-operator-in-the-UK https://www.quora.com/Is-the-BBC-the-state-owned-and-state-c... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC#
- msla 5y ago
  The BBC is government-controlled in that its money is collected by the government, which can punish people for not paying, and organizations know where their funds are coming from and attempt to prevent those funds from being stopped.
  - SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
    Reread. I used the word "intended" deliberately. There are many indirect mechanisms, that are open to abuse. You described one. It's not the same though as direct control.
  - M2Ys4U 5y ago
    >The BBC is government-controlled in that its money is collected by the government No, the licence fee is collected by the BBC, by law. Section 365(2) of the Communications Act 2003: >Sums which a person is liable to pay by virtue of regulations under subsection (1) must be paid to the BBC and are to be recoverable by them accordingly.
    - msla 5y ago
      > No, the licence fee is collected by the BBC, by law. And the government punishes you if you don't pay. I declined to make a distinction without a difference.
- wyager 5y ago
  “Revenue source” meaning “source of revenue for patronage programs”, not that it makes money for the UK Govt.

by wyager 5y ago

SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago

> The BBC, as with any other government-controlled revenue source Point of fact, the BBC was not intended to be "government-controlled", and it is not a "revenue source" for the UK government. https://www.quora.com/Is-the-BBC-the-state-owned-and-state-controlled-TV-operator-in-the-UK https://www.quora.com/Is-the-BBC-the-state-owned-and-state-c... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC#

msla 5y ago
The BBC is government-controlled in that its money is collected by the government, which can punish people for not paying, and organizations know where their funds are coming from and attempt to prevent those funds from being stopped.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y ago
  Reread. I used the word "intended" deliberately. There are many indirect mechanisms, that are open to abuse. You described one. It's not the same though as direct control.
- M2Ys4U 5y ago
  >The BBC is government-controlled in that its money is collected by the government No, the licence fee is collected by the BBC, by law. Section 365(2) of the Communications Act 2003: >Sums which a person is liable to pay by virtue of regulations under subsection (1) must be paid to the BBC and are to be recoverable by them accordingly.
  - msla 5y ago
    > No, the licence fee is collected by the BBC, by law. And the government punishes you if you don't pay. I declined to make a distinction without a difference.
wyager 5y ago
“Revenue source” meaning “source of revenue for patronage programs”, not that it makes money for the UK Govt.