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INSANE: Is bbc effective at being independent here s what viewers say | Rare Historical Photos

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The BBC is “ineffective” at being independent from the government, according to 38 per cent of its viewers.

The corporation surveyed 872,701 people in its Our BBC, Our Future questionnaire beginning in March. Some 91 per cent of respondents said it was important that the BBC is “independent from the government of the day”.

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