Technically the BBC are not “state-funded” but funded by UK viewers paying for a voluntary licence to watch.
I would certainly agree though that the UK government’s influence in appointing staff in the upper echelons of the organisation (and also general government interference in its day to day running) leaves it open to criticism.
Technically the BBC are not “state-funded” but funded by UK viewers paying for a voluntary licence to watch.
I would certainly agree though that the UK government’s influence in appointing staff in the upper echelons of the organisation (and also general government interference in its day to day running) leaves it open to criticism.