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British Goverment to Reshape BBC Governance

Posted by samzenpus on from the and-now-for-something-completely-different dept.

AtariAmarok writes "The British government recently announced plans to reshape how the BBC is governed.. The changes are said to scrap the system that has been in place for 77 years. Some are worried that the independence of the "Beeb" could be compromised, and Conservative lawmakers are worried that it does not allow for enough oversight (leaves it too independent?)."

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  1. change the name... by hostylocal · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... hike up the price! the government did this to us when we moved from rates to poll tax - this smells like another excuse to raise prices. we pay tax on the money we earn, then we are taxed on the equipment we buy, then we are taxed to use that equipment? what's next? breathing tax? sex tax? is there no aspect of lives left that the government cannot regulate or charge us for?