OPINION - The BBC is asking us what we want. It's simple: give us the full archive

If you have time on your hands and want a cathartic experience for free, why not join the BBC’s online consultation exercise about its future direction? As the Today programme presenters remind us, there are no wrong answers. Except there obviously are. When the question is, “ In the future, how important or not do you think it is that the BBC provides a valuable public service for the people of the UK?”, I think we know what we’re expected to say. Ditto, “ In the future, how important or not do you think it is that the BBC delivers this by seeking to pursue truth with no agenda?” Seriously?