Petition · past parliament
Stop government funding of the BBC and TV licence fees.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Recently, the BBC has come under intense scrutiny for both biased media and sloppy, borderline illegal journalism.
The time has come for the BBC to lose its public funding. People should not be paying TV license for a below-par service.
The time has come for the BBC to lose its public funding. People should not be paying TV license for a below-par service.
Examples of the recent issues include
-Biased coverage of Scottish independence
- Biased coverage of the EU referendum
- Abbhorent treatment of Cliff Richard -where they were fined £200,000
-Biased coverage of Scottish independence
- Biased coverage of the EU referendum
- Abbhorent treatment of Cliff Richard -where they were fined £200,000
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 18 Jul 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Jul 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Jul 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.