[Swprograms] Lord Patten vows to protect BBC World Service

[Mike Barraclough <softbulletin1@xxxxxxxxx>]

Lord Patten has been interviewed by the Telegraph.

The full interview is not online as far as I can see. A detailed summary is, 
both from the Telegraph and BBC News, which includes some quotes not in the 
Telegraphs version.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/8570026/Lord-Patten-vows-to-save-the-World-Service-from-cuts.html


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13741210

The Telegraph has a poll asking its readers how important funding the BBC World 
Service is to them.

This to me highlights the problem in bringing WS funding into the licence fee.

Domestic services will be cut and individual households will be paying for 
services in foreign languages through a compulsory tax. Many will not agree with 
the priority being given to this. The BBC World Service in English has a 
domestic audience so the argument doesn't apply as strongly there.

Mike


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