Taxpayers are charged for the BBC whether they like it or not

Even if you cancel your licence fee, you are charged for the BBC

With the recent Trump-related scandal embroiling the BBC, it’s easy to think this might spell the end for the great British institution. At the very least, it could push it into a crisis in which droves of Brits decide to cancel their license fee.


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