'the loss of an independent Beeb would be a loss to British public life'
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I see what you did there, but the notion of independence, at least as far as the BBC defines it, has crossed too many lines. Especially today.
It is beyond saving as it cannot be trusted to be accurate or impartial at any level.
Which for a news entity... is pretty key.
Lives depend on what they cannot, or don't want to... get right.