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Re:The bargain at the heart of the BBC is fraying by M2Ys4U on Thursday September 09, 2021 @07:06AM (#28468408)
>The BBC is government-controlled in that its money is collected by the government

No, the licence fee is collected by the BBC, by law.

Section 365(2) of the Communications Act 2003:

>Sums which a person is liable to pay by virtue of regulations under subsection (1) must be paid to the BBC and are to be recoverable by them accordingly.

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Re:The bargain at the heart of the BBC is fraying by msla on Friday September 10, 2021 @02:35PM (#28485460)
> No, the licence fee is collected by the BBC, by law.

And the government punishes you if you don't pay.

I declined to make a distinction without a difference.

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