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I think if you knew me you would know that I am the absolute last person who wants to privatise the BBC. the privatisation of the BBC would be the end of my wor

I think if you knew me you would know that I am the absolute last person who wants to privatise the BBC. the privatisation of the BBC would be the end of my world. I think the public ownership of the BBC, and the BBC in general is the greatest cultural achievement of modern Britain. I just think that instead of making it so that people can fuck up and not pay by accident or by laziness, it would be better if there was no way for that to happen. it has nothing to do with public vs private ownership

permo-w 1y ago
honestly though, on second thoughts, a subscription model would just completely hollow out the BBC. if they're struggling for funding now, god knows what it'll be like if 80% of homes didn't have a license. they'd have to either massively expand BBC Worldwide, or take tax money. I honestly think it sounds like a good idea, but I just don't think it's viable.