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By: Clare Sumner

Clare Sumner is director of policy at the BBC.

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  • Think carefully before shaking up the BBC licence fee

    The future of the BBC is in the spotlight once again.  The government is running a consultation on the decriminalisation of the licence fee, and there has been plenty of speculation in the press as to whether there could be further changes to the way the BBC is funded or what its remit should be. [...]

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