Why Those Who Believe in the Free Market Should Support 'Defund The BBC'

European Union Taxation Comment and Analysis Democracy Enlargement The Politics of Culture

The Defund The BBC campaign launched last month with the aim of decriminalising failure to pay the TV licence fee by the end of 2020 and reducing its remit to cover BBC content only, rather than all Live channels. The campaign has enabled a much-needed debate about the BBC's role in modern Britain and, should it succeed, we can expect to see a much...