It's not managed by the government, it's a Royal Charter.
In the UK, parliament is sovereign and can ultimately do anything so they could vote to change this arrangement. This is the case with anything. Parliament could vote to execute left handers.
The fact remains, what you said is false;
1. The BBC are not on the government's payroll
2. They regularly hold the government to account
Your criticism is nonsense Libertarian speculation that is refuted by the real world.
> In the UK, parliament is sovereign and can ultimately do anything so they could vote to change this arrangement.
So tomorrow morning they could threaten the BBC with a massive funding cut unless they don't publish things they don't like... and there's nothing stopping them from doing so.
Parliament != government. In theory it could pass a law to get rid of the royal charter. Tomorrow morning Congress could threaten ABC with confiscating its license unless they don't publish things they don't like. The German army could storm broadcasters with armed men and for them to broadcast what they say.
In the UK, parliament is sovereign and can ultimately do anything so they could vote to change this arrangement. This is the case with anything. Parliament could vote to execute left handers.
The fact remains, what you said is false;
1. The BBC are not on the government's payroll
2. They regularly hold the government to account
Your criticism is nonsense Libertarian speculation that is refuted by the real world.