Society and Culture

The case for the BBC licence fee is flawed


Christopher Snowdon writes for CapX

There’s no reason to assume that the BBC will have to ‘dumb down’ if it adopts a subscription model“, writes the IEA’s Head of Lifestyle Economics, Christopher Snowdon.

Writing for CapX, Christopher debunks the common justifications for keeping the licence fee, including the common claims that a subscription to the BBC would be as absurd as a subscription to the royal family, the army or the NHS.

Read his full article here.



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