Rejected petition Privatisation of the BBC; abolition of the licence fee; proceeds to fund the NHS

Those receiving television services in the UK are required to pay for the BBC, even if not supporting or viewing it; that is not fair. Commercial alternatives are subject to unfair competition from this funding mechanism. The NHS would benefit from an injection of funding from the sale of the BBC.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/176432

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Date submitted 18 February 2017
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