It was an argument that Hoggart pursued whilst chair of the independent, plurally funded Broadcasting Research Unit throughout the 1980s, by which point he was a minority voice in his efforts to ensure that democratic broadcasting remained at the forefront of public and academic debate.

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Ms. ISABELLA MATAMBANADZO (Voice of the People, board member): And they had a warrant to seize all broadcasting equipment, and we don't have any, so they were very upset.

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