Losing popularity by the day, the BBC now looks to secure its future through the triumphs of other media empires
The BBC has proposed extending its already debated television licence to all households able to access alternative streaming platforms, including YouTube, Disney+, Netflix and more. In my opinion, it needs to be scrapped and replaced with advertisements. Everything from its studio decor to its bygone attitudes and lacklustre programming is far from good value.
Lack of Impartiality
It wasn’t long ago that journalists and public figures supported the BBC in maintaining it as a British broadcaster, citing that without it, they would lose a dialogue of impartiality within mainstream news.
Whatever you think, the BBC is far from impartial, nor is it a beacon for original programming. Its curation of news is especially telling, and evident in statistics regarding its language around topical content. For sure, it can be impartial, but only when it selects stories important to it, not you.
Gangsterism
Despite its long history of iconic television shows, these titles do not remain part of its broadcast schedule. It doesn’t matter whether you agree with that or not; the issue is that the British people should not be obliged to pay for a television licence to watch programming that the BBC did not commission or have creative input in.
“The Government highly value the BBC World Service; it is a soft power asset and the world’s most trusted news provider.”
Baroness Chapman of Darlington, Minister of State at the Foreign Office (March 2026)
Millions avoid the BBC and yet are compelled to legally pay for a licence they have no interest in. The purpose of its existence is completely strategic: to influence populations both within Britain and abroad. It acts as a form of soft power for the British government, and therein lies the problem.
Rising Costs and No Return
The British people are already overwhelmed by the cost-of-living crisis, and with a licence fee imposed as an annual and compulsory subscription, this only makes things worse.
“The BBC World Service is one of the greatest instruments of soft power that we have.”
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (March 2026)
Should the British government wish to maintain its tool for the advancement of a dwindling power, it can surely find advertisers to foot the bill — or is its sharply declining viewership an investment obstacle?
While it’s meant to be a public service broadcaster, I think a huge share of the public can gladly say it’s of no service to them or the people around the world. The United Kingdom has little influence from this so-called soft power to maintain anyway.
If a compulsory licence fee is forced upon us to enable access to programming I genuinely want, that isn’t a licence, it’s a tax, not a voluntary fee. If we’re compelled to pay it, the least the BBC can do is give the public access to historical shows for free. We’ve already paid for it, so why put it behind a paywall?
The BBC is not there to turn a profit; it’s a strategic outlet for the government. Just like the BBC, let’s hope this proposal is left behind in the past.
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