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Save the BBC

Closed 232 signatures

What the petition asks

The BBC we currently know and love is under attack. The government is trying to cut popular programmes, undermine its funding, and - worst of all - challenge its independence.
The BBC provides a world class broadcasting service that is envied and certainly not matched by any other country. It is a service, which the majority of British citizens are proud of yet this government is jealous of its success, its freedom of expression and its independence and wishes to destroy it. This government, with its zeal for privatization, must leave the BBC alone, and not be allowed to privatise it or get rid of it altogether.

The BBC isn't perfect. But with other parts of the media controlled by the Murdochs and corporate interests, an independent BBC is vital. We all benefit from having a public broadcaster that's free from commercial interests and run independently from government.

Timeline

13 Aug 2015 Petition opened for signatures
13 Feb 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 232
Status Closed
Opened 13 Aug 2015
Closed 13 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.