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Well, one second. there are also questions around fairness and choice, given the changes that weve seen in the media landscape and the other options that are available and how things are evolving. and thats why any decisions in this space need to be completely evidence based. they need to have the facts, not just somebody ideologically saying, we should do this, we should do that, and then it doesnt actually stack up from a funding perspective. but do you think it has a shelf life? i mean, do yo...

At the dcms for four months now and youve recently announced a big u—turn, a big policy u—turn. why have you decided not to privatise channel 4? so i think i agree with my predecessor and many other predecessors that have looked at this issue before, that there are long term sustainability issues and threats to channel 4. we know that it is a dramatically changing media landscape out there, which youll be only too familiar with. we know that linear advertising is taking a hit, organisations ...

There is pressure in that regard. and so we do need to make sure its future proofed. how long do you think its got? well, one second. there are also questions around fairness and choice, given the changes that weve seen in the media landscape and the other options that are available and how things are evolving. and thats why any decisions in this space need to be completely evidence based. they need to have the facts, not just somebody ideologically saying, we should do this, we should do that, ...

Dollars worth of damage. and to mark martin luther king day, boston has unveiled a bronze sculpture to celebrate the life of the the civil rights leader, but its not universally popular. tonight with the context, the democratic strategist mary anne marsh — and the writer and broadcaster chris morris. hello welcome to the programme. when david carrickjoined londons metropolitan police in 2001 he was already a criminal suspect in a domestic abuse case. the vetting procedure failed. not once but ...

Hello, im christian fraser. youre watching the context on bbc news. its long been seen as one of the biggest events in the global business calendar. switzerland is hosting the world economic forums annual meeting in davos, but with just one g7 leader planning to attend, is the gathering losing its importance? as ukraine counts the cost of a devastating missile attack in dnipro, there are calls from members of the european parliament to ramp up sanctions on russia. wholesale changes in the world ...

A big u—turn, a big policy u—turn. why have you decided not to privatise channel 4? so i think i agree with my predecessor and many other predecessors that have looked at this issue before, that there are long term sustainability issues and threats to channel 4. we know that it is a dramatically changing media landscape out there, which youll be only too familiar with. we know that linear advertising is taking a hit, organisations are having to evolve and adapt and become more dynamic to cop...

The public broadcaster has been without a board for too long, placing its crucial role at risk.

Things are evolving. and thats why any decisions in this space need to be completely evidence based. they need to have the facts, not just somebody ideologically saying, we should do this, we should do that, and then it doesnt actually stack up from a funding perspective. but do you think it has a shelf life? i mean, do you think it is... i think that the licence fee on its own will be problematic if we are to make sure that the bbc continues to be the fantastic provider and public sector broadc...

Given the changes that weve seen in the media landscape and the other options that are available and how things are evolving. and thats why any decisions in this space need to be completely evidence based. they need to have the facts, not just somebody ideologically saying, we should do this, we should do that, and then it doesnt actually stack up from a funding perspective. but do you think it has a shelf life? i mean, do you think it is... i think that the licence fee on its own will be proble...

Well, look, you know, youve been secretary of state at the dcms for four months now and youve recently announced a big u—turn, a big policy u—turn. why have you decided not to privatise channel 4? so i think i agree with my predecessor and many other predecessors that have looked at this issue before, that there are long term sustainability issues and threats to channel 4. we know that it is a dramatically changing media landscape out there, which youll be only too familiar with. we know tha...