During the height of the Jimmy Savile crisis at the BBC in November, the Financial Times published a piece headlined "The BBC should learn from the Birt era" (subscription). It talked about how the BBC was needed more than ever and how it could recover "through courageous journalism and bold strategy". The author of the piece? You guessed it, new BBC director of strategy and digital James Purnell. Monkey is expecting some "bold strategy" from you then, James.
