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frogstamper · 15-01-2010, 21:37

Going back to the original question, apart from some on the far right of the Tory party I believe the majority of the party however begrudgingly, want the BBC to survive.
One point I'd like to mention is that the anti-BBC posters claim we can choose to watch these programs on other channels, well where are the likes of "Blue Planet" and "Cranford"? Channels like Sky just cannot afford to make such quality documentaries
and costume drama like the BBC does.
As mentioned earlier there are plenty of things we all pay for but some of us rather wouldn't, its precisely this principle that makes for a decent society.
Also at a guess I'd say that outside of the Labour and Tory leadership, there wouldn't be a long line of MP's willing to do Murdoch a favour, irrespective of which party they belong to...they are all well aware Murdoch's loyalty changes with the wind.

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frogstamper Inactive Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Brighton Age: 61 Services: VIP Posts: 3,705	Re: Will the Tories do Murdoch's bidding and kill off the BBC? Going back to the original question, apart from some on the far right of the Tory party I believe the majority of the party however begrudgingly, want the BBC to survive. One point I'd like to mention is that the anti-BBC posters claim we can choose to watch these programs on other channels, well where are the likes of "Blue Planet" and "Cranford"? Channels like Sky just cannot afford to make such quality documentaries and costume drama like the BBC does. As mentioned earlier there are plenty of things we all pay for but some of us rather wouldn't, its precisely this principle that makes for a decent society. Also at a guess I'd say that outside of the Labour and Tory leadership, there wouldn't be a long line of MP's willing to do Murdoch a favour, irrespective of which party they belong to...they are all well aware Murdoch's loyalty changes with the wind.