It might be deplorable but it's totally expected - the BBC is constantly starved of money by Murdoch-friendly governments, so it had to find alternative income

It might be deplorable but it's totally expected - the BBC is constantly starved of money by Murdoch-friendly governments, so it had to find alternative income streams. I'd be happy to pay a TV license fee 100% higher than it is now, in exchange for a really-universal and non-profit BBC. I'd also be happy for Parliament to inject more money into it. Would you...?