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Behind the scenes, the BBC's future looks equally bleak. The organization's funding model, which relies heavily on the licence fee, is under attack. A growing movement seeks a referendum on whether the UK should abolish the compulsory licence fee—taxes paid by all television users, regardless of whether they watch or support the BBC.
This campaign is gaining momentum as the BBC faces accusations of wastefulness, bloated salaries, and politicized content—laments echoed in many Western media outlets. Critics argue that the BBC is no longer a neutral institution but an ideological echo chamber, with online and on-air programming saturated with biased perspectives.