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# TITLE: Should the BBC be funded by tax-payer money? [e07cd65d78b83c68a5acf5e25aa0e502]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
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# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 5
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - In general, the BBC should not be funded by the tax-payer.  The BBC is a very large organisation, and has many different functions.  Some of these functions, such as providing a news service, should be funded by the tax-payer, as it is important for democracy that there is a neutral news service that can report on political issues.  However, other functions of the BBC, such as entertainment programmes, should not be funded by the tax-payer, as this is not in the public interest.  It should be noted that the BBC does provide many services that are not funded by the tax-payer, such as radio services, which are funded by subscription.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - In general, the BBC should not be funded by the tax-payer.  The BBC is a very large organisation, and has many different functions.  Some of these functions, such as providing a news service, should be funded by the tax-payer, as it is important for democracy that there is a neutral news service that can report on political issues.  However, other functions of the BBC, such as entertainment programmes, should not be funded by the tax-payer, as this is not in the public interest. The group of participants also agreed to the following set of reasons in support of the final consensus statement: Reasons: The BBC is a very large organisation, and has many different functions.  Some of these functions, such as providing a news service, should be funded by the tax-payer, as it is important for democracy that there is a neutral news service that can report on political issues.  However, other functions of the BBC, such as entertainment programmes, should not be funded by the tax-payer, as this is not in the public interest. A group of participants was tasked with coming up with a consensus opinion on an important question. Below is presented the question,
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The BBC should be funded by the tax-payer.  It is important that the BBC is funded by the tax-payer, as it is important for democracy that there is a neutral news service that can report on political issues.  However, this does not mean that the BBC should be funded by the tax-payer for all of its services.  The BBC provides a wide range of services, including news, entertainment, and educational programmes.  We think that the BBC should be funded by the tax-payer for its news service, but not for its entertainment or educational programmes.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - The BBC is a very large organisation, and has many different functions.  Some of these functions, such as providing a news service, should be funded by the tax-payer, as it is important for democracy that there is a neutral news service that can report on political issues.  However, other functions of the BBC, such as entertainment programmes, should not be funded by the tax-payer, as this is not in the public interest.
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1: 3,4,1,2
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