Dominic Cummings’s thinktank called for the “end of the BBC in its current form” and suggested rightwingers should work to undermine the credibility of the broadcaster, branding it the “mortal enemy” of the Conservative party. Opposition MPs said on Tuesday that the views of Cummings’s thinktank would fuel suspicions that Johnson’s administration is gearing up to overhaul the BBC. Several Tories have since called for an end to the licence fee, while Labour figures have warned that the BBC is facing a dangerous moment as it approaches its 100th anniversary. Cummings was the director of the thinktank and described as one of two “principal staff”. We should be changing the game.”Another post from July 2004 said the right “should be aiming for the end of the BBC in its current form and the legalisation of TV political advertising”.

Source: The Guardian January 21, 2020 19:46 UTC