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Marc Glendening writes for CapX
17 January 2022
In the Media
Matthew Lesh comments for the Daily Express
18 January 2022
Society and Culture
Mark Littlewood comments for the Daily Express
Mark Littlewood, IEA Director General, has given his thoughts on the future of BBC funding following recent comments made by Culture Secretary, Nadine Dorries, that the next announcement about the licence fee “will be the last”.
Mark argued that:
“What is needed is an agreement and understanding that the licence fee will end to enable a proper debate about the best new approach to adopt, which must be one based on consent rather than coercion.”
“An attractive option is to move the BBC to a membership model, similar to that of the National Trust. This would be entirely voluntary and members would democratically elect a board to pursue the BBC’s overall objectives.”
Read the full article here.
Mark argued that:
“What is needed is an agreement and understanding that the licence fee will end to enable a proper debate about the best new approach to adopt, which must be one based on consent rather than coercion.”
“An attractive option is to move the BBC to a membership model, similar to that of the National Trust. This would be entirely voluntary and members would democratically elect a board to pursue the BBC’s overall objectives.”
Read the full article here.
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