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Re:EU Referendum Results by capote on Thursday June 23, 2016 @07:47PM (#11965158)
I think many other countries have a TV 'tax' as well. I had to pay one living in Germany just for owning a computer.

Makes for great public media in many cases.

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Re:EU Referendum Results by xufi on Thursday June 23, 2016 @08:21PM (#11965314)
Do you think taxes like this will go away at some point? or will it always be there in some form?
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Re:EU Referendum Results by d_j_b on Thursday June 23, 2016 @08:34PM (#11965380)
Some right-wingers in the UK (e.g. the ones advocating withdrawing from the EU) would like to see it abolished (and the BBC diminished)
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Re:EU Referendum Results by matthewmacleod on Thursday June 23, 2016 @08:42PM (#11965413)
The BBC is consistently attacked by both right- and left-wing activists in the UK, which gives me at least a little confidence that they are trying to be balanced :)
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Re:EU Referendum Results by capote on Thursday June 23, 2016 @08:36PM (#11965385)
What a bummer considering the BBC is one of the greatest.
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Re:EU Referendum Results by xufi on Thursday June 23, 2016 @08:37PM (#11965390)
Yep, their world news coverage is pretty good but I especialy love their documentaries. They just blow me away
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Re:EU Referendum Results by eru on Friday June 24, 2016 @12:03AM (#11966251)
Yeah, but they are spending a lot on soap operas as well...

Those could very well be provided by the private market.

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