The Scandal of Trashing Britain's Brilliant Broadcasting To Please Rupert Murdoch
There is a scandal in British politics that is passing almost unnoticed in the night. It will alter the ecology of our politics – and our culture – in ways that will damage us for decades to come. There is one thing most British people think we do best: broadcasting. A recent ICM poll found that 77 percent think the BBC is an institution to be proud of, and 63 percent say it is good value for money. This makes the BBC by a long way the most popular public institution in Britain – yet both main political parties are lining up to happy-slap Auntie. The link between the license fee and the Beeb is about to be broken by a Labour government, and a Tory government will sweep in and widen the gap, while unleashing a snarling pack of Fox News-style hounds across the rest of the channels. And for what? To win the favour of a foreign right-wing billionaire.
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