BBC Again

Of course, the political right has jumped on the bandwagon. The Adam Smith Institute has used the Jerry Springer row to call for the privatisation of the BBC - the same agenda they have backed for 25 years:

Abolishing the license fee and privatizing the BBC would right many wrongs currently imposed upon TV viewers. Those who wish to pay for such low brow humour would not have to. The invisible hand works well elsewhere in the media such as in newspapers and magazines, so why shouldn't it be given the chance in regular TV broadcasting?

I do not intend to publish a link to this rant.

With the Tories also opportunistically jumping in to criticise the BBC in the shape of Michael Ancram, stand by for further Conservative attacks on the Corporation as they seek to rally their core support in advance of the election.