The BBC a has reached its sell-by date

It’s time to do something about the BBC now we know it can’t be trusted.

Like every taxpayer-funded quango, it has its own smug opinions and woke agenda. The difference is the BBC used to be one of the world’s most reliable sources of news. Alas, no more.

So what should we do? The answer is privatisation. Make the BBC (with the possible exception of the World Service) fight for customers and money like all its competitors.

It doesn’t deserve a guaranteed income when it can tell lies and squander millions like so many other quangos.

Privatisation is easy. Just scrap the licence fee and invite viewers to subscribe instead.

The added benefit of axing the broadcasting poll tax would be that every TV licence could be automatically converted into one share in the new business. Who knows, those shares might be worth something one day? If you see Tim, tell him.