Closed petition Hold a referendum on the TV licence fee.

Closed on 28 June 2023

Hold a referendum on whether the BBC should be a self funding broadcaster.

We do not believe that BBC is politically impartial and it should be able to compete for airtime and viewers just like any other TV broadcaster.

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28 June 2023

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28 December 2022

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