According to this article in "The Independent":-

"An influential conservative think-tank, with links to the Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, will call for the wholesale privatisation of the BBC to combat its left wing bias.

In a controversial report the Institute of Economic Affairs claims that Britain’s national broadcaster is “no longer fit for purpose”.

It cites a new analysis of BBC output suggesting that the organisation is biased against big business, free market economics and campaigners who want to pull Britain out of the European Union.

In contrast, it claims, the corporation has a left wing bias on issues such as gender pay equality, global warning and Government cuts.

It concludes that if the BBC were to be privatised the public would become “more appropriately sceptical” about potential bias while the corporation would “bear a considerable commercial cost” if its reputation were impaired."