By John Glenday

The Conservatives have signalled their intent to slash the £145.50 television license fee, used to fund the BBC, if re-elected in 2015.
Culture secretary Sajid Javid said ‘nothing should be ruled out’ in respect of the fee after declaring it to be a ‘large amount’ of money for hard-pressed families to pay in light of technological changes such as iPlayer.

Speaking to BBC 1’s Andrew Marr Show Javid said: “One thing we did when we came into government was to freeze the fee at £145.50. I still think that’s a large amount for many families up and down the country. This Read full story ›

Source: The Drum