Is it time to consider alternatives to the licence fee? Telegraph readers have had their say 2 February 2021 • 12:59pm Writing in the Telegraph on Monday, Robert Aitken hit out at the BBC, claiming that its warped perception of ‘free speech’ has infiltrated Ofcom and had a lasting impact on British broadcasters. Two new entrants to the UK broadcasting scene, GB News and Rupert Murdoch’s News UK TV, will soon offer an alternative to the BBC, which some claim has lost its appeal, particularly among those in the countryside. If the BBC has lost its edge, as Ian Botham also claimed in a recent Telegraph article, is it time to consider alternatives to the licence fee? Read on for the best discussion points from our readers and share your own view in the comments section at the bottom of this article.