Should the BBC be defunded?

The public owns the BBC. Who Owns The Telegraph?

Not at present.

But I am far more near it[after the Trump doctoring] than I ever was before.

If more of that type of thing comes to light, or is done in the future, then I am a yes.

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It seems that during WW2, anyone who could tune in to the BBC, wherever they were in the world, would do so as it was trusted so completely to report the truth. Possibly not all the truth, as of course some events had to be kept from the public, but what the BBC did broadcast was known to be fair and accurate. For some years now I have listened to news items that seem far from unbiased. Truth is supposed to be the first casualty of war; it now seems to be a casualty of life today.

What is the point of replying if people have already decided that whatever you say is politically motivated and there is no option to have nuance without accusations of sitting on the fence?

I've pretty much given up on N&P on here.

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What is the point of replying if people have already decided that whatever you say is politically motivated and there is no option to have nuance without accusations of sitting on the fence?

I've pretty much given up on N&P on here.

Yes, I feel pretty much the same.

Yes. Or maybe a pay to view option, let us see if the BBC truly is a service that is better than its competitors.

Definitely no.

I think I am actually glad that the Trump doctoring happened.

It will presumeably be shown around the world, the real, and the doctored clip.
There is no room for ambiguity with it. [assuming other Countires show it correctly].

It has become obvious what the BBC were up to.
I cant see how they could get away with it again.
And if it is shown that that sort of thing has happened before, then the Uk official national broadcasting corporation would be unlikely to survive.
All in my opinion.

I read the two resignation letters last night, and was horrified that they were completely unrepentent. Davie simply said that he had done 20 years and was moving on. Turness said very little except to praise the BBC staff. They just don't seem to understand that there is a problem. 🤷‍♀️

Very little will change then.

I think it is valuable to have a national broadcaster. It should be unbiased , impartial and not follow any particular political view. Left or right. They need to be very, very careful who they put in charge. Far left is just as bad as Far right and they need to realise this. Lies are lies.

No.
I don’t tend to watch BBC news, it can be biased, and mistakes have been made, but resignations have occurred, and let us not be naive enough to believe other news outlets are not also biased and make mistakes.

No it should not. And that answer in no way reflects my political views.

No. There is risk of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. BBC news is useless but iplayer is a fantastic resource. Defunded it will be grabbed by the Murdochs as they have been after it for years. Then we can look forward to paying for no ads. And dim cheaply produced programmes and repeats. I also cannot believe no one spotted this crude edit of Trump before it went out. I smell a huge rat. The company that made the Panorama has said nothing about it. I believe it was delivered to the bbc intact and the edit was made inside the BBC. Also not so much fuss while they were supporting Israel and as soon as they started reporting what was going on in Gaza, this story breaks from a “whistleblower” It stinks. More to come on this I hope.

No

No! But they helped make Farage and should stop giving him so much airtime...

No! Needed a bit of a shake up which it has just had. I don't want to lose the BBC.

No. People say there’s never anything good to watch but I don’t have enough time in the day to watch everything or listen to sounds and podcasts. Then there’s Radio 6 for music. And let’s not forget that the Open University morphed into BBC4 which I watch most evenings. The last government tried to get rid of Ch4 and there are people trying to get rid of the BBC. It was the Conservatives who insisted on the director general that has just left. Sky costs £60 a month to subscribe to I believe. I still think the BBC is good value and most of the catchup I watch is BBC because I can’t afford to pay for advert free for ITV etc.

I don't want the BBC defunded but I do want them made accountable, unbiased, truthful and transparent. However just because you enjoy BBC output MayBee70 and think it good value doesn't mean it's good value and enjoyable for everybody else who also has to pay a licence fee. I hardly watch any TV, recording what little I do watch for viewing at a more convenient time. Most of what I record isn't BBC so I don't get value for money.
Comparing the BBC to a Sky subscription is pointless, nobody is forced to pay for Sky and those that choose to probably think it's worth it. My son stopped his Sky subscription because it failed to be good value for him anymore.

Nobody is forced to pay for the BBC either if they decide not to use it. If you feel the amount you have to pay for what little you watch isn’t worth it you’re not being forced to pay for the licence fee.

No.

Excellent thought fancy. Show Trump's speech. Remind the world that he stood by and did nothing to stop those thugs attacking, even when his own VP Mike Pence begged him to call them off.
Worth reminding the world about that.

MayBee70 yes you are forced to pay the BBC even if you don’t watch it. You cannot watch any live tv without the BBC licence.

Yes, it should be defunded and it is far to far down the line to haul itself up to the high standards which it used to have.

I stopped purchasing a licence nearly two years ago - I have no regrets and miss nothing. More of those who object to the BBC's bias should do this, instead of moaning and writing letters to the newspapers.

I do want them made accountable, unbiased, truthful and transparent.

The reason those things have been undermined is the Tory bias on the board of BBC directors - see my post above with links to Byline Times articles.

The right wing has forced out a right winger from the BBC for not being right wing enough and will now talk more about the BBC not being right wing enough in right wing papers and right wing talk shows that hate the BBC for not being right wing enough.

Quite right, Maybee. As it explains on moneysavingexpert:

You only need a TV licence if you watch or record TVas it's being broadcastoruse iPlayer– if you only ever use other catch-up sites, you don't need one.

And because services such as ITVX are usually updated within an hour or so, if not sooner, you can watch the latest instalment ofCoronation Streetnot long after it's been broadcast live on ITV.

If someone really thinks that paying £174.50 (£3.55 a week) is not good value and doesn’t avail themselves of any BBC TV content either live or iPlayer, than waiting an hour to watch content from other channels on demand only requires a little patience.

www.moneysavingexpert.com/broadband-and-tv/tv-licence/

Although you do not need a licence to listen to BBC Radio, 16% of the licence fee funds BBC radio. I’d pay £3.55 a week just for Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra plus the enormous back catalogue: 436 episodes of Home Front, 1088 episode of In Our Time, 1254 episodes of From Our Own Correspondent, 704 episodes of A Good Read, 774 episodes of Thinking Aloud, 2519 episodes of Desert Island Discs, 356 epsiodes of More or Less, just to name a few favourites and many many more, plus thousands of podcasts. It’s phenomenal value for money.