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I sometimes wonder whether the BBC has entirely given up on the concept of the Empire, particularly when it comes to the World Service.

The other thing that annoys me is that when they are bleating for more money they use the public service broadcasting argument, you know the one, "we make programmes that commercial broadcasters can't afford to.", and then, when they have got the money, calmly tell us that there will be even more repeats and less of the "Public Service" programming.

And I am sorry but, giving Jonathan Ross a contract for £18,000,000 over three years shows just how irresponsible the BBC are with our money.