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		nailer on Jan 18, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Obama Sides with Cameron in Encryption Fight Those terms are synonymous. I have read your subsequent reply but being run by the government does not in any way imply being run by the party that is currently in power.

jackweirdy on Jan 18, 2015 [–]

Not in this case, BBC is run by royal charter. So “Run by the state” means the BBC’s power comes from the Monarch, not Parliament.

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