Very good. I like your observation, hillsideresident.

Are the BBC worker’s public sector (i.e. government workers)?

I understand that the BBC is a Public Service. Not Public Sector. Slight difference, if you know what I mean?

The BBC have many income streams including their largest being the TV Licence Fee. Of course, commercial income becoming dramatically bigger over the recent years. The popularity of Dr Who and the Teletubbies in the U.S.A. being a lovely little money spinner amongst many, I have read.

Maybe you think it is the taxpayer because the TV Licence is classified as a tax and evasion is a criminal offence.

Or maybe because, although it is collected privately, the money goes into the central government’s Consolidated Fund and they allocate it out. (Oh, does Channel 4, being publicly owned, get any TV Licence dosh, I’m now wondering?)

There are many non-taxpayers who pay the TV Licence. I was one of them back in the mid to late 1990’s.

I imagine that there are some at the BBC who might be considering the option of taking Clarkson outside the BBC Television Centre at White City and shoot him right now. That might beat “I’m a Celebrity…” on itv1 later tonight in the ratings?

I heard that Chuka Umunna MP had some thoughtful observations about this Clarkson hubbub on Question Time last night.