Broadcaster warns against cuts to licence fee following appointment of John Whittingdale,who calls fee ‘worse than the poll tax’, as culture secretaryBroadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby has hit out at the BBC’s “enemies” and warned against cuts to the licence fee.
The appointment of Tory MP John Whittingdale, or who has called the licence fee “worse than the poll tax”,to the post of culture secretary has led to speculation that the broadcaster could face major changes to the way it is funded.
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Source: theguardian.com