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Originally Posted by Sirius
The BBC are arrogant in the extreme because they have money presented on a plate to them every year via what equates to a tax.
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As do the NHS and, IIRC,
they have wasted far more than the BBC on many things on many occasions. Like
a £12bn computer system for example. That was 3x what the BBC get every year.
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Originally Posted by Sirius
Not at all they are to use tax payers money in such a way as to get value for money.
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Which, for the most part, they do. Unlike, say, the NHS.
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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher
The Beeb are just the same as most other large organisations that have seen their income curtailed. They just cut services and customer facing staff or in the Beeb's case drastically reduce the quantity and quality of programming across the board.
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Quality is subjective. And I think prime-time programming has been 'protcted', as has some other. But yes, some things have been changed; for the better some might say,
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Meanwhile Exec and senior management continue to live the high life and trouser seemingly ever increasing perks, bonuses and pensions.
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Not according to
this article. ISTR a more recent one saying that this had actually happened from earlier this year but can't find it right now.
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As well as the EU I think it's time for a referendum on whether or not we really need the burden of the BBC in it's present form or if at all.
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Do we need a national broadcaster, free from commercial pressures? Sure we do. As do many other countries.