A distorting Beeb but is that the price we have to pay?

As we all wait in readiness for the Carter report,Philip Stephen thinks that there is a fairly simple answer to the problems in the media

British broadcasting is sliding towards monochromic mediocrity. Counterintuitive as it may sound, the best way to rescue it would be to cut funding for the BBC and share out the proceeds of the licence fee.

Easier said than done but the point is that the BBC does distort the market.

Whether that distortion is the price we pay for a quality media package is the debate that needs to be had