Lisa Nandy is (re)introduce the idea of the mutualisation of the BBC.
Lke a building society, license fee payers would then have a more direct influence the BBC... there are many positive aspects to such a move but one difficult issue would be the enforceability of license fees.
Unless the state retains the power to prosecute non-payers (compromising mutual status?), the BBC would need to rely on privatised investigation & prosecution, which might be quite expensive & disruptive?
#BBC
h/t FT
@ChrisMayLA6 the existing fines are unenforceable anyway. I know several people who have stopped paying over journalistic bias without consequence.
They can’t force their way into your house, so can’t get proof to prosecute if you don’t comply. Not a lawyer, so obviously ymmv. I pay because I support the other 99% of what they do.
@francis
yes, I think that's fair.... but with the state behind it the fee is mostly paid; without that 'threat' of enforcement, I wonder how many more would stop paying... which was the sentiment behind the post I was making