Channel 4 Time to stop playing big brother

The furore surrounding Big Brother hasn’t just pushed the issue of racism in British society up the political agenda. The idea of privatising the broadcaster that screened the programme, Channel 4, is up for discussion too. Of course, Channel 4 shouldn’t be privatised just because a few parliamentarians or media commentators have got the bit between their teeth. Channel 4 has traditionally argued that it requires state backing to help it fulfil its licence requirement to produce programmes that ...