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One idea that has been mooted a couple of times is merging Five Live with BBC Local Radio.

Given how thin and generic some of the merged output on local radio sounds (Sunday morning programming really should be more ambitious than what people on social media said about last night's Strictly) this wouldn't be a bad idea. It would also give Five Live a USP against LBC, Times Radio etc.

Jake Kanter did suggest on X/Twitter that the last licence fee deal didn't include how inflation would be measured, which if true seems poor negotiating on the part of the BBC.

With a likely change in government soon, I don't see what the BBC has to lose in taking legal action and seeking a judicial review of the government's decision.

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