The BBC is Irredeemable

[Magda Hassan]

I am against privatisation on principle regardless of what is being privatised. Public assets must remain public. We have our own ABC facing similar problems. Very underfunded and the board has been heavily stacked with RWNJs all of whom seek to privatise it and everything else. But I agree with David. There have been some fantastic dramas and series come from these institutions. They would never have been made in the commercial studios. We don't have the TV license fee. We used to. But our ABC is paid for by taxes. But Murdoch has his eyes on it. He sees it as a threat to his empire and undermines his business model. Like all Capitalists he doesn't like the competition. He wants to kill it off and pick its bones for the tasty profitable bits. It is a constant battle to keep it free from him and his like. An imperfect institution but it is ours. Agree that the news is appallingly biased.