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Title: Andrew Marr's view
Post by Administrator on Oct 8^th, 2015, 8:33am

In this RadioTimes.com article from the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Andrew Marr singles out the future of the £145.50 annual licence fee.

"I know perfectly well the trap the BBC is being set".

"It's got to come from some kind of general taxation if it's going to be a taxpayer-funded service and it's got to come at arm's length from the government."

"....we can't be everything."
"We can’t be Netflix and the main global news brand and a very popular domestic service. We are being pulled in different directions and very, very tough choices have to be made."