Independent Scotland 'to pay to receive BBC services' – says former director general Lord Birt
Lord Birt, former director general of the BBC, has claimed that an independent Scotland would lose access to the public broadcaster’s TV and radio programming, if it does not pay for it “one way or another”.
If Scotland votes yes in less than a month’s time, Birt told the Guardian that the broadcaster would immediately see a 10 per cent cut in license payer funding.
He added that this would further burden the service on top of the 15 per cent cut already put in place by the UK government.
Additionally, the independent peer said he doubts the BBC would work closely with Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
