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Imagining the BBC as new

Despite Armando Iannucci’s skilful defence of the BBC, defending the Corporation as it stands falls into the trap of using the language of austerity.

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How best to imagine what the BBC could be? It is difficult, of course, and regardless of your preference, the recent attacks on the corporation serve to limit the hitherto-unimagined possibilities and close off answers to this question. Unfortunately, the increasing clamour to defend the BBC against ministerial attacks has, at its heart, the acceptance of defeat.

It is worth thinking through the chess moves here.