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The case for the BBC licence fee is based on bad arguments

19 February 2020
Society and Culture

The case for the BBC licence fee is based on bad arguments

Chris Snowdon
19 February 2020
At the weekend, I put up a tweet suggesting that supporters of the BBC make mutually exclusive claims when they … Continue reading “The case for the BBC licence fee is based on bad arguments”

Scrap the free TV licence – and scrap the TV licence

17 June 2019
Welfare

Scrap the free TV licence – and scrap the TV licence

Philip Booth
17 June 2019
On Question Time last week, the issue of the restriction of television licences to over-75s was raised. Nobody spoke in … Continue reading “Scrap the free TV licence – and scrap the TV licence”

Broadcasting is a club good, not a public good. BBC channels should become subscription channels

27 April 2016
Society and Culture

Broadcasting is a club good, not a public good. BBC channels should become subscription channels

Steve Davies
27 April 2016
To the non-economist, all goods and services are the same in terms of their basic nature, however much they vary … Continue reading “Broadcasting is a club good, not a public good. BBC channels should become subscription channels”

The licence fee is obsolete – but a new BBC poll tax would be just as bad

4 March 2015
Economic Theory

The licence fee is obsolete – but a new BBC poll tax would be just as bad

Ryan Bourne
4 March 2015
BBC director-general Lord Hall must have thought all his Christmases had come at once. For years, the corporation has been … Continue reading “The licence fee is obsolete – but a new BBC poll tax would be just as bad”

‘Does good broadcasting require compulsion?’ The question the BBC won’t address

25 July 2014
Regulation

‘Does good broadcasting require compulsion?’ The question the BBC won’t address

Ryan Bourne
25 July 2014
Don’t you miss Jeremy Paxman already? On Newsnight he would ask persistently the question that politicians were trying to obfuscate … Continue reading “‘Does good broadcasting require compulsion?’ The question the BBC won’t address”

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