[all new phil]

There is no justification for doing it through general taxation or the Council Tax, regardless of safeguards.

I pay for the TVL because I consume their services and I also watch/record live TV from other channels. However, if I didn't meet the criteria for a TVL, then I would be rather annoyed about a backdoor method to make me do so in another way.

The funding model certainly needs to be addressed, but this is not the answer.

There’s plenty of justification for doing it this way. My bins being emptied isn’t politicised because my council tax pays for it.

I don’t have kids, but I don’t begrudge my taxes going towards education because it’s in our interest that we have a country of educated people. Likewise I don’t watch much BBC, but society benefits from its existence so I accept paying.

The council tax option for BBC funding is the best way of doing it.