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Old 29-05-2022, 13:18   #115
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Re: TV licence fee

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
A chicken for 86p??

How is the BBC a "law unto itself", when the Government appoint the Board, set the Licence Fee, are currently conducting a Mid-Term Review (run by the Secretary of State for the DCMS) focussing on the governance and regulatory arrangements for the BBC, and it is regulated by OFCOM and audited by the National Audit Office?

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A chicken for 86p??
Clarified in an edit to my earlier post.

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How is the BBC a "law unto itself", when the Government appoint the Board, set the Licence Fee, are currently conducting a Mid-Term Review (run by the Secretary of State for the DCMS) focussing on the governance and regulatory arrangements for the BBC, and it is regulated by OFCOM and audited by the National Audit Office?
Realms of, mate. They've gone from two TV channels and 4 radio channels to an explosion of unnecessary channels with commensurate rise in licence fee. Nobody commanded their expansion.

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