Spoilers Russell T. Davies Returns to Doctor Who as New Showrunner

[BillJ]

And quite right, too, because the TV licence is defined in the Communications Act of 2003 and related statutory instruments. Wikipedia lays it out succinctly, but you can also read the legislation on the UK government's legislation website. It's the government's role to decide whether the licence stays or goes

Seems like that should be up to the people.

 

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Seems like that should be up to the people.

In theory it is, via Parliament elections.