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Originally Posted by Chris T
2. The BBC (or some people within it at any rate) might well be lazy and enjoying a gravy train, but the BBC doesn't award itself its Charter and it doesn't set the level of the licence fee. Parliament does.
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I'd be very surprised if the government is completely objective when it comes to reviewing the need for the BBC licence fee.
With such an age old institution as the BBC, and the fact that the BBC is well revered around the world, the corporation itself has now become a national icon of pride (we're the best in the world etc). Of course the government is going to keep its funding in place. Or maybe I'm being cynical.
Actually, when I think about it, the BBC is like the queen, except I have at least been entertained by and enjoyed watching the BBC at some point in my life.