The BBC should lose the license fee and be forced to operate like any other streaming service after the complete destruction of trust this week

Regarding your last line.

If President Trump is a fraudster, then perhaps he should be encouraged to apply for the vacant post of Director General, as being a fraudster would seem to be a key requisite for a job in the BBC.

Maybe I'm just tired, but I don't find that letter very clear - so on that particular occasion maybe he genuinely didn't understand her point(s).

IMO the BBC have utter contempt for those that pay the licence fee and see themselves in the role of Orwell's Ministry of Truth. The "light entertainment" is the 1984's "special kind of kaleidoscope known as a versificator" used to produce an endless stream of songs with "simplistic melodies and cliché lyrics" to keep the proles subdued, distracted and unaware of what might really be happening.

That's how the BBC seems to me, social engineering with a dose of fun for the masses to keep them thinking Aunty Beeb cares for them.

ITV have been following in the footsteps closely and talk to the audience as if they are all imbeciles ie News at Ten is the equivalent of Newsround back in the 70's (actually that's not fair to John Craven, it was better).

The BBC model is no longer appropriate. Younger people don't seem to even watch TV IME so the BBC may as well start planning on how to disband. It may have created great things, but handed too power power to unaccountable people who believed they were untouchable "as they control the narrative".

No surprise that the lefties are here defending and justifying lies from the bbc. I hope trump does Sue I will laugh my socks off. Fancy people still funding the organisation that covered up jimmy savile for years 🤮 disgraceful.

One of many examples where the BBC were challenged on their editorial decisions.

Mistakes were not made, editorial policy was simply followed. That’s why the BBC has lost trust and status. Watching the endless line of celebrities saying how proud they are of the BBC just underpins the problem they have.

They simply will not listen

https://x.com/baroness_nichol/status/1988001030211002484?s=46

sgyer the vote? watch it again the whole point of it was after the so-called fake vote.

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Here is a classic example from only 7 hours ago. The BBC’s introduction line to the article on X says “IOC moves closer to ban on transgender women”. But this of course is completely inaccurate and untrue. Transgender women (usually known as men) are perfectly entitled to try out for the Olympics in their correct sex class, just like every other athlete.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cy4p29j4z70o?xtor=AL-71-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_link_id=A81E33F6-BE3B-11F0-80D5-DAAC0435EE80&at_medium=social&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_type=web_link&at_format=link

https://x.com/bbcnews/status/1987879541415559226?s=61

Can the BBC defenders in this thread justify this?

It's the answers that need considering, not the questions.

That quote made me giggle and now your response has made me laugh more.🤣🤣🤣

That quote made me giggle and now your response has made me laugh more.🤣🤣🤣

Trivial, but I was pleased that Prescott mentioned the invasion of the BBC by drag queens, one of the weirdest features of this institutional madness in my eyes.

My own view - having lived in a couple of countries that didn't have one - is that a public service broadcaster is a very valuable thing.

However, the BBC needs root and branch reform, and its funding model needs a lot of thought. If it was funded by the tax payer, there would need to be considerable oversight of where the money goes.

Entertainment is part of the BBC remit. It has always made popular light entertainment shows. The current problem is the sheer amount of those shows crowding out everything else.

Successful entertainment formats actually make the BBC money and keep the licence fee down.

If some BBC shows didn't bring in large audiences the argument would be 'Nobody wants to watch the BBC so why on earth are we paying for it.'

You are correct that shutting down the entire BBC and making 22,000 people redundant simply because of BBC current affairs unacceptably and deliberately seeking to distort Trump's speech (plus anti semitism in BBC Arabic) would be throwing the baby out with the bath water.

The BBC produces some world beating entertainment and natural history programmes for example. Why should this be stopped?

The USP of BBC News and current affairs was that it held itself up to the world as a reliable and impartial and neutral source of news. Now that has clearly been shown not to be the case and amid strong allegations of institutionalised political bias in BBC news and current affairs it would be far better for the BBC to just cease its news and current affairs service.

Because they have to provide value for money.

The BBC is like the mafia, "pay up or we won't protect you from those nasty commercial broadcasters".

Isn't it strange how arguing with BBC supporters is just like arguing with Labour supporters?

'Yes, we might have all these glaring flaws and be absolutely terrible but you have to stick with us anyway or the bogeyman will get you'

I cancelled my tv licence this morning 💪

What other options could there be? What are the pros and cons?

What do Russia / extreme left and right factions want?

So... BBC Worldwide is already self-funding.

Would anyone tune in? Could there be any downsides or unintended consequences?

Do you think Trump, Farage, Murdoch would welcome that? Where would the Project 2025-type money be channelled?

Not objecting, just musing.

Although to be fair they did allow Stephen Nolan's Stonewall podcast to go out. Episodes 2, 9 and 10 are particularly relevant here but the whole thing is a cracking listen:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p09yjmph

If it is watched by 11 million people, why is it being paid for by the licence fee? Why can't advertisers or subscribers pay for it?