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wow British state owned media is acting on behalf of the state? craaaazy
Except that's not how it works.
They're not state-owned they're state-funded, there's a difference.
If the state owns a public park like a national park they're not allowed to just say oh will we own it so we can tear it all down and build a shopping mall on it. Funding it is not the same as owning and controlling it.
So yeah there is something for them to answer. Because they are violating their mandate.
Ah yes, because funding never comes with any strings attached.
Not legally.
They are supposed to be impartial if the government do something stupid (I know hard to believe) They're supposed to report on it.
There's a whole thing where the conservatives have put Stooges in place. Trying to turn the BBC into agovernment propaganda platform isn't actually legal. So yeah it's a surprise it is happening.
The original comment seems to suggest that no one should be shocked that the BBC is government controlled but actually it is pretty awful and shocking. It is a surprise, and it isn't something to be expected as the comment seems to suggest it should be.