Major BBC Study Finds Viewers Have Doubts About Broadcaster’s Independence From Government

The ‘Our Future, Our BBC’ questionnaire was completed by 872,701 viewers, with only 43% of respondents stating that the BBC is “effective” in being independent from the government.

A further 38% said the BBC was “ineffective” on this measure, while 19% said they “don’t know” if the BBC is sufficiently free from state control.