UK - BBC threatens the government - again.

The London Times reports.

THE BBC is risking a new confrontation with Downing Street by launching an investigation into the death of David Kelly, the scientist at the centre of the storm over the “sexed up” dossier on Iraq’s supposed weapons of mass destruction.

Look at the timing of the program.

The 60-minute documentary is scheduled to be screened in January, just a month after the BBC hopes to have secured an inflation-beating licence fee rise.

This isn't the first time the BBC has threatened the government over its attempts to obtain an inflation busting licence fee rise. Recently, the BBC threatened not to complete the digital switch over and move some of its facilities if the government didn't give in to their demands.

Gives us the money or the kid gets it, see? Yeah mugsy, let'em have it!