BBC licence fee “anachronistic”
6 February 2021
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Mark Littlewood quoted in The Telegraph
5 February 2021
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Mark Littlewood writes for The Times
8 February 2021
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Annabel Denham quoted in the Daily Express
The Daily Express reported that 56 percent of people would support getting rid of the licence fee and having the BBC switch to a subscription-based model instead.
Reacting to the news, Annabel Denham, Director of Communications at the IEA said: “There is no moral case for requiring people to fund the BBC if they have no interest in its services. The licence fee is anachronistic and fails to reflect viewing habits, particularly among younger audiences – many of whom watch far more Netflix or YouTube than the corporation’s content”.
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Reacting to the news, Annabel Denham, Director of Communications at the IEA said: “There is no moral case for requiring people to fund the BBC if they have no interest in its services. The licence fee is anachronistic and fails to reflect viewing habits, particularly among younger audiences – many of whom watch far more Netflix or YouTube than the corporation’s content”.
Read the full article here.
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