[praptak]

If it's something like BBC then I still prefer it to a private monopoly.

BBC is technically national but at the same time pretty independent in its reporting.

[gmac]

I'd challenge that assumption. The BBC has arguably become much more of a state broadcaster than a public interest broadcaster in recent decades. https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v40/n24/owen-bennett-jones/c...

[rpastuszak]

As an outsider who has spent the past 7 years in the UK, I feel like the definition of “pretty independent” has become a bit more fluid.

But yeah, it’d be nice if my taxes were spent on the problems we’re discussing here, rather than giving people access to cheaper Tim Tams.