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Call for the BBC to withdraw Eurovision using license payers money.

Submitted on Saturday 12th May 2018

Rejected on Thursday 17th May 2018

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Call for the BBC to withdraw Eurovision using license payers money.

Petition Details

The BBC invests in hundreds of thousands of pounds into a competition that the United Kingdom fails every single year with a national selection process that is not fit for purpose. If the BBC and the UK withdraw, it can save money to invest in other projects that the BBC are great at.

Additional Information

Between 2000 and 2018, the UK has come below 20th position in the Eurovision song contest 10 times and invests hundreds of thousands of pounds into the EBU with very little benefit. The BBC are not able to offer a credible national selection to select the artist as they cannot afford to spend money on such aspect. If the UK withdraws from Eurovision, more money can go towards better TV production for various shows and showcase more of what Britain is good as well as even hosting local song shows


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.

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