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Karen said said EE’s move had been “somewhat inevitable” given UK operators had faced a “significant” financial impact from free EU roaming.



“Free mobile roaming in the EU for all mobile customers is not commercially logical." She added that since the bloc’s “regulatory intervention disappeared with Brexit, operators . . . have been somewhat reluctant to be the operator who takes that first step given the potential negative press involved.”

The broadcaster could fetch more than 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) if the government removed some of its public service obligations and provided more clarity about what regulation would look like in the coming years, according to Claire Enders.

Alice said “Regulation is there to solve the problem of the market not functioning. In this country it has not been used for the government to regulate the content of drama.” 

Tom called the proposal to privatise Channel 4 “potentially spiteful”, a move that ignored the role the broadcaster played in British public service broadcasting of nurturing new talent. “It is akin to altering an organ, with very little understanding what effect it will have on the rest of the body.”