The world would be a far more naive and ignorant place without the BBC.

Oh without a doubt. My view is that the BBC keeps all other news media in the UK relatively honest. They can't make shit up up like the WaPo or NYT.

However, that is not to say that they couldn't do as good a job more cheaply by organising themselves differently. My fear is that they will take the easier option of retaining the inefficient organisation and doing a worse job.

keep to the Fen Causeway