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The BBC and its sinister new funding plan
The BBC Charter expires at the end of 2027 and negotiations are taking place about the future funding of the BBC.
One proposal is to force users of streaming services such as Netflix or YouTube to pay the licence fee to address the appalling state of the BBC's finances.
Podcast host Duncan Barkes is joined by the TPA's Benjamin Elks and Darwin Friend to talk about why such a move must be resisted by already burdened taxpayers.
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