Car crash Keir Starmer interview has proved one thing - BBC is doomed

The BBC licence fee is going up again on April 1 with a rise of £5.50 to cost £180 a year, which is more than I pay for Netflix, something I actually do use on a daily basis. The reason people have been in favour of the BBC before is because it's funded by the licence fee rather than advertising, which typically means it can prioritise public interest over profit. This goes hand in hand with the obligation for the service to be impartial. But is it impartial? Not in my opinion, and it needs to sort that out if it wants people to keep throwing their money at it.

We're in an age where streaming is taking over regular TV, so the BBC can't hold onto their classic shows as their fail-safe, the prestige of the BBC no longer exists. It means they need to sort out the things that actually matter, like their journalism. As part of my job I tuned in to watch BBC Breakfast this morning, and my eyes rolled so hard I almost had a migraine.

Keir Starmer appeared on the show to talk with Naga Munchetty and I don't know why I even allowed myself to think it meant that we would finally hear some home truths while seeing the Prime Minister get a grilling. He did not get a grilling. If he didn't like a question, he swiftly moved on from it and Naga never circled back. I've watched BBC Breakfast for quite some time, Naga isn't typically someone who gives up easily, so what on earth is going on?

I've seen the BBC go in heavily on certain politicians when talking about all the serious things going on in the world, but with Starmer he was literally able to gloss over everything that was presented to him that he didn't want to talk about. HE wanted to say he didn't agree with Reform's plan to remove the Equality Act when asked a direct question relating to it. HE used the opportunity to apologise again for appointing Peter Mandelson; it was all on his terms, and Naga should have been able to see straight through it. The fact that his deflection went ignored is just embarrassing, and for a supposedly unbiased broadcaster, it's a mess. If that was another politician, I think they would've kept going until they got their answer. In fact, if that was GMB, I know they would.

We have about six weeks until the BBC is upping the licence fee, which is already extortionate, and it doesn't look like anything is getting any better. What would I love to see from BBC? More people talking about things that aren't on every single news channel. If it's an unbias broadcaster, and a broadcaster that doesn't have to focus on clicks to get revenue, why aren't we looking at things that everyone else is ignoring?

There are so many real issues in this country that just aren't being dealt with, things that people need to be looking into, things where people need support, but what do we get? The same thing that we can see on other platforms for free. BBC, if we have to pay for something, please give us something to show for it. Be different from the likes of ITV, Sky and GB News. It's important to remember that they're all offering their content up for free. Once upon a time the BBC was a highly supported network, now people are calling for its axe every week, so clearly something needs to change.