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0 pointsSymbiote1mo ago0 comments

It should be funded as part of spreading the British viewpoint, promoting British values, culture and so on — i.e. maintaining "soft power".

I would have expected Britain to realize this and continue funding it.

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verzali1mo ago

The US is suing the BBC for $10bn. It is only fair for Americans to pay the cost of that.

scott_w1mo ago

Most of these cuts happened under the previous government, including where they restricted how revenue from BBC World Service can be recycled into its local broadcasting. You'd almost think the Conservatives were trying to get rid of it.

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0 pointsSymbiote1mo ago0 comments

It should be funded as part of spreading the British viewpoint, promoting British values, culture and so on — i.e. maintaining "soft power".

I would have expected Britain to realize this and continue funding it.

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verzali1mo ago

The US is suing the BBC for $10bn. It is only fair for Americans to pay the cost of that.

scott_w1mo ago

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