C U T
Press release
A Clear Vision for
the future of British Broadcasting
The Secretary of State says 'nobody's talking about
dismantling the BBC' – in our news report CUT asks why-ever not? His Green Paper
assumes business as usual, perhaps with a bit of tinkering at the edges; CUT
calls for radical reform.
The BBC achieved incorporation by making essentially
fraudulent claims and has retained its status by deceit, scaremongering and
self-serving propaganda campaigns. It has fought to retain its own privileges
and to destroy any competition whenever it has had an opportunity, making it a
barrier to development down the decades. Abolition might seem unthinkable, but
the alternative – in this, the age of the internet – is chaotic collapse.
We propose:
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Transition in under twelve years
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Privatisation of BBC News
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Dissolution of the drama, light entertainment
and factual programming sections
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A new public sector broadcasting service letting
people see and hear just where their taxes are spent with extensive coverage of
the Arts Council subsidised arts
·
Transfer of support for popular musical genres
to a new section of the Arts Council
If this option is not taken at this stage, we propose licence
fee reform:
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Redefinition as a fee for BBC services to
decriminalise non-payment
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Relate the fee to the amount of TV content
viewed via television sets and phase it out when 80% is viewed via
internet-enabled devices
Let the BBC charge pro rata or variable packages
for TV via the internet.
