BBCNEWS HARDtalk June 4, 2024 04:52:00
We're beyond that. i believe in a constitutional democratic monarchy. i believe one of the aspects of that is that the bbc, as broadcasters, should be able to look at the controversies that surround monarchy, how it's funded, what rights it has to change laws, which it does — which nobody knows much about — what rights it has to avoid paying taxes, which nobody knows about — corporation tax and death duties and inheritance tax. those things ought to be open. we're an open society. we should know about them. ijust wonder... and the bbc is cautious about doing that. were you happy to sit i...