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.
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

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.