Chris@feddit.uk to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days agoJacob Rees-Mogg still trying to destroy the BBCfeddit.ukimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageJacob Rees-Mogg still trying to destroy the BBCfeddit.ukChris@feddit.uk to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoWhy would this destroy the BBC?
minus-squareThePantser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·4 days agoIf people don’t pay their license fee then the BBC doesn’t have money. They are funded by citizens.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·4 days agoNope. They’re funded by parliament. They see the revenue from TV licenses then decide the budget to give the BBC.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoSo you know why it’ll defund the BBC then.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoMaybe if parliament notices some major change the process will change too. Patterns dont hold for all possible scenarios.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoParliament has nothing to do with BBC funding.
Why would this destroy the BBC?
If people don’t pay their license fee then the BBC doesn’t have money. They are funded by citizens.
Nope. They’re funded by parliament. They see the revenue from TV licenses then decide the budget to give the BBC.
So you know why it’ll defund the BBC then.
Maybe if parliament notices some major change the process will change too. Patterns dont hold for all possible scenarios.
Parliament has nothing to do with BBC funding.