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The BBC isn't fit for purpose now. It should be completely defunded and run as a commercial archive repeats channel on Freeview. It does nothing well any more: breaking news, sport, drama, entertainment, the few live events it still has rights to - it's pretty clear that the consensus on here is that it is little more than a third-rate broadcaster.

BBC News has been severely undermined and hobbled by the poor decisions made -- without public consultation -- by its management. At the moment, it's a hot mess -- and I think many, if not most, here would agree with that, judging by the history of this thread. 

However, everything else you said is, in my opinion, boIIocks. 

...especially the notion that there's any kind of consensus with your views on here. 🤣