With the recent Trump-related scandal embroiling the BBC, it’s easy to think this might spell the end for the great British institution. At the very least, it could push it into a crisis in which droves of Brits decide to cancel their licence fee.

The BBC has already been losing viewers in large numbers, with two million people cancelling their licence fees since 2020. On the surface, doing this feels like one of the few ways left to stick it to the Establishment and tell the Government you’re not happy with the use of taxpayer funds.

What’s quite shocking, however, is that there are other channels through which the BBC receives taxpayers’ money – which Brits of course get no say in (and have probably never heard of). These routes could give an indicator as to how the Government might keep the BBC going should significantly more people cancel their licence fee.

Read more: Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not