Half a million households cancelled BBC licence fee last year
Keir Starmer commits to keeping BBC licence fee after years of Tory hostility
June 2024
The BBC and Channel 4 may soon be safe from Tory attacks – but they still need reform
Dorothy Byrne
Public service broadcasting has been threatened by a hostile government for years. A Labour win offers the chance for a reset, says Dorothy Byrne, a former head of news and current affairs at Channel 4
March 2024
Council tax, broadband, and dental charges: how to weather the April price rises
There’s been some good news about inflation falling, but be warned: there are still big price hikes around the corner
‘Know your audience’: BBC 5 Live chief on the station’s staying power
On 5 Live’s 30th birthday, Heidi Dawson says more of the BBC should be based outside London to reflect the national conversation
BBC boss hits out at ‘shortsighted’ Tory budget cuts
BBC looks for commercial deals as it faces potential end of licence fee
BBC licence fee no longer feels justifiable
February 2024
The TV licence fee scandal: why are 1,000 people a week being casually criminalised?
Each year, tens of thousands of UK citizens are charged with non-payment of their TV licence fee – from the man who missed payments while in hospital, to a woman with a brain injury who forgot to pay
December 2023
Brief letters
Growing up with background Brenda
The panel
Troublesome talent and meddling ministers. As BBC chair, Samir Shah, here’s what you’ve got to do
Armando Iannucci, Jane Martinson, Pat Younge, Marcus Ryder, Sophie Chalk, Patrick Barwise, Peter York and Joe Lycett
The Guardian view on the BBC licence fee deal: a vendetta masquerading as sympathy
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Rishi Sunak defends Rwanda asylum policy as Tory split deepens – as it happened
BBC condemns low licence fee rise warning of impact on creative sector
BBC likely to receive below-inflation rise in licence fee
Rishi Sunak says BBC cuts are ‘welcome’ amid reports of licence fee curbs
November 2023
BBC faces broad backlash over cuts to local radio output
Exclusive: Fallout includes anger from listeners, potential legal action and concerns from Ofcom
October 2023
The furore over the BBC’s Israel-Gaza coverage shows how strong and independent it needs to be
Pat Younge
We can make the corporation fit to fight digital disinformation, says Pat Younge, chair of the British Broadcasting Challenge
August 2023
Louis Theroux says BBC under threat from push for ‘Brexit from licence fee’
Presenter warns of ‘lobbying and active campaigning’ as he calls on the public to fight for the BBC’s future
July 2023
Wealthy may have to pay more for BBC services in future, says former chair
‘Regressive’ licence fee could be replaced by broadband tax or levy based on property value, Richard Sharp suggests
