The funny thing is that even the most ardent defenders of the BBC keep undermining their case for it continuing to be funded through taxation.
Take Polly Toynbee in last weeks Guardian
"The latest anti-BBC argument is that with binge-watching Netflix, Amazon and the rest, who needs an outdated national broadcaster? The answer is: because most people want British-produced programming. Because arts, music, movies, TV and video gaming are a rare booming British success and the BBC is the industry’s springboard."
If Polly is correct and most people want British produced programming then the BBC will thrive under a subscription funding model - after all she has already pointed out that people are more than happy to subscribe to Netflix, Amazon etc.
The only way the BBC would fail is if Polly is not correct...
Guardian