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tv   The Context  BBC News  December 16, 2024 9:30pm-10:00pm GMT

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hello — i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. there have been more sightings of drones over the east coast of the united states. the senate majority leader — chuck schumer — said the aircraft were now �*in the skies all over the place' — and he's co—sponsoring legislation to regulate drones better.
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the archbishop of york, stephen cottrell, is facing calls to resign over his handling of a sexual abuse case, days before he takes temporary charge of the church of england. as bishop of chelmsford, mr cottrell let priest david tudor remain in post in the diocese despite knowing he had been barred by the church from being alone with children and had paid compensation to a sexual abuse victim. in a statement, stephen cottrell said he was deeply sorry he hadn't been able to act sooner; and had suspended david tudorfrom office "at the first opportunity". i wanted to touch on this because stephen cottrell knew about david tudor, and he
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didn't do anything about it, he made in an unarmored —— honorary cameron at the church, and keeping in the name, and that has let up all critics. absolutely, when it comes it safeguarding children, ijust did it went to production acting are in myjob, and we had so much guidance and rules and restrictions in terms of safeguarding the children and the right treat the children and protect them, make sure their interests were represented and they were safe because they were vulnerable in terms of being expected by people want to take advantage of them. so to see stories like this when there is so much medication available out there no, and so much awareness of this problem, to see this is still happening with people in positions of power who did not do or go as far as they could have or should have is upsetting to me because of the children are so impressionable, such an important age in their
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development, and have adults around them filled them in this way is upsetting and the second story in the last few weeks when it comes to the church not protecting children properly, and ijust think, i wonder how much more stuff may come up. it seems to be every few weeks at the moment something new is emergent and people in the church are being asked to step down or take accountability, and there is no excuse. as i said, even in the small production i was working on, safeguarding was the number one priority from the beginning. so for the church, who knows to not do more to ensure these children were protected. there are peeple _ children were protected. there are people within _ children were protected. there are people within the - children were protected. there are people within the church i are people within the church received as nadine saw it, the bishop of newcastle, she said stephen cottrell could have
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done more, it completely undermines his credibility that this case was not acted on, she said, hope any of the moral and ethical authority lead an institution with that? he is not alone, though, is he, looking at scandals that have come up in the catholic church in america for instance, it is taking accountability for what went on in the past, and the church is not been very good at that. i church is not been very good at that. ., ., ., ., that. i would zoom without notice from _ that. i would zoom without notice from the _ that. i would zoom without notice from the uk - that. i would zoom without notice from the uk and - that. i would zoom without - notice from the uk and church, but more — notice from the uk and church, but more broadly what we have seen _ but more broadly what we have seen certainly you mentioned the catholic church, is a set safe — the catholic church, is a set safe conditions at the outset and a — safe conditions at the outset and a failure to act when information started to filter out or indications were rising and — out or indications were rising and i— out or indications were rising and i think this has to be, more of— and i think this has to be, more of a _ and i think this has to be, more of a priority and end of the catholic church year has taken — the catholic church year has taken steps in order to try and
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create — taken steps in order to try and create an— taken steps in order to try and create an environment in which children. — create an environment in which children, my son goes to a catholic— children, my son goes to a catholic school here, are well protected, but nonetheless, there — protected, but nonetheless, there are still shortcomings, and — there are still shortcomings, and i— there are still shortcomings, and i think this also comes down — and i think this also comes down to— and i think this also comes down to a _ and i think this also comes down to a failure to believe victims _ down to a failure to believe victims or listen closely enough. we have seen it not just— enough. we have seen it not just wherr— enough. we have seen it not just when it comes to child abuse. _ just when it comes to child abuse, but we were talking earlier, _ abuse, but we were talking earlier, when it comes to sexuai— earlier, when it comes to sexual harassment and in the week— sexual harassment and in the week of— sexual harassment and in the week of times up, we actually worked — week of times up, we actually worked times up for a number of and then— worked times up for a number of and then unfortunately that operation has closed but where do the — operation has closed but where do the survivors of these kinds of incidents and issues go? those _ of incidents and issues go? those resources have to be more readily _ those resources have to be more readily available to protect the most vulnerable. it comes down to acknowledgement - the most vulnerable. it comes down to acknowledgement of| the most vulnerable. it comes - down to acknowledgement of how serious this is, nadine, and i take the case of the archbishop, the outgoing archbishop, the outgoing archbishop, he was at the british museum dinner for trustees just a day after the
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axbridge of quits, and he was quite appalled that the archbishop was there. he said, and i'm quoting them here, he said this was an appalling scandal and cover up of monstrous baruch —— abuse, christians are far too forgiving of their sins and far too slow to assist poor victims and their plight. then he was further critical of the archbishop. after the arts club in ritson, he gave as speech and the house of lords which many people thought caused for urgent —— further distrust of the victims, he did not seem to take it serious enough. the problem. — take it serious enough. the problem, when _ take it serious enough. the problem, when it _ take it serious enough. tie: problem, when it comes to instances of abuse with institutions that have been around for a long time, it does not feel like it is taken seriously enough. there is a more modern era, the there has been a change in setup, but there is less of a culture of burying things in the interest of the repetition of the institution, but as we
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increasingly see, these things are being exposed, sunlight is the best disinfectant, and it is harder for these things to be buried in the age of people be buried in the age of people be more connected and more journalists and interest in theseissues journalists and interest in these issues and a better understanding of what safeguarding children's look like, it is harder to hide. but unfortunately these institutions seem anachronistic institutions seem anachronistic in the way they address the problems and been stuck in the past and protecting institutional are not taking it seriously, not for the front of them and the impact it does not only on the victims but broadly in society how it is viewed. the average person is really horrified by this and you are right to point out that many people thought that response was a bit, not nonchalant, but not understand the gravitas of the situation, but with institutions, particularly those around for a long time, it's a recurrent problem, and obviously the church, be that the catholic church or church of england or any broadly religious organisation around for a while, we often see this
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lack of urgency and interest in protecting the repetition then the victims, and it is very upsetting and sad. irate the victims, and it is very upsetting and sad. we will move on, upsetting and sad. we will move on. plenty _ upsetting and sad. we will move on. plenty peeple _ upsetting and sad. we will move on, plenty people would - upsetting and sad. we will move on, plenty people would have i on, plenty people would have thoughts on that. there have been more sightings of drones over the weekend over the east coast of the united states. this time closing down airspace over one of the most critical airforce bases. wright patterson outside dayton ohio, closed for four hours over friday night into sat morning. also stewart international airport in new york forced to temporarily shut down its runways. the white house says it has deployed additional people and technology to newjersey to help address the problem. but that lack of clarity has lawmakers lashing out at the federal response. republican mike walz incoming as the new national security adviser, says it points to concerning gaps in america's capability. right now, i think law- enforcement seems to be — the department of homeland i security and defese department are kinda all doing this, . and poiting at each other. and pointing at each other.
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so when we come in, - how do we enforce these low—level, lawn—loitering, i could—be—dangerous drones? and one thing for people to appreciate, they are l evolving so rapidly. it's not necessarily- someone on the other end flying it, they could be l following pre—positioned gps coordinates. they could be coming - from offshore and we ned to take a hard look- at our homeland defenses. the white house says there is no uranian mothership parked off the coast sending these drawings, but there has been talk of the threat of book —— before, but one is brats, it seems to me looking from the outside in is there is such a patchwork of regulation, so if you have a drone over a military base, you can shoot that down, but then that military cannot readily shoot down drones and other parts of the country, then you have the faa and the state and federal government with their own regulations, it seems to be a bit of a mess. irate
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regulations, it seems to be a bit of a mess.— bit of a mess. we do a marvellous _ bit of a mess. we do a marvellous job - bit of a mess. we do a marvellous job in - bit of a mess. we do a marvellous job in the i bit of a mess. we do a - marvellous job in the united marvellousjob in the united states— marvellousjob in the united states of making governing particularly difficult, as you brought— particularly difficult, as you brought up, we have local government and state governments, then a whole array of federal— governments, then a whole array of federal agencies, in this case — of federal agencies, in this case the _ of federal agencies, in this case the federal aviation administration, it takes responsibility for things that io responsibility for things that go in — responsibility for things that go in the air, so local or state _ go in the air, so local or state governments cannot take action— state governments cannot take action in— state governments cannot take action in the air, and that has created — action in the air, and that has created a _ action in the air, and that has created a little frustration on the part— created a little frustration on the part of officials in new jersey. _ the part of officials in new jersey. that being said, i think— jersey. that being said, i think we _ jersey. that being said, i think we do need to step back and take — think we do need to step back and take a deep breath and some of this _ and take a deep breath and some of this. there has been a lot of this. there has been a lot of excessive fear mongering, donald — of excessive fear mongering, donald trump was suggesting that we — donald trump was suggesting that we just go out and shoot them — that we just go out and shoot them all— that we just go out and shoot them all down, whichjust quite frankly— them all down, whichjust quite frankly is— them all down, whichjust quite frankly is not a smart strategy, not least of which because _ strategy, not least of which because they crash into things when — because they crash into things when they fall down, including, potentially, power lines are people _ potentially, power lines are people. the biden administration, they also have to be — administration, they also have to be more forthcoming. i think this is— to be more forthcoming. i think this is illustrative of a
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problem we have seen coming out of this— problem we have seen coming out of this white house of not getting _ of this white house of not getting ahead of problems and reassuring people. and take our word _ reassuring people. and take our word are — reassuring people. and take our word are on top of it, it doesn't _ word are on top of it, it doesn't cut it these days. | doesn't cut it these days. think i doesn't cut it these days. i think i might've the doesn't cut it these days. i think i might've the impression the other night nadine that there was not a register for drones, there is a registerfor drones, there is a registerfor drones in the united states, but clearly there are plenty more that are not registered, and i think that is a concerning issue, just in the united states, we have had jones fly over uk bases where us air force is stationed, do we think here in the uk we have regulation to combat that threat? i regulation to combat that threat? ~ , regulation to combat that threat? ,, , ,., threat? i think it is something that the uk — threat? i think it is something that the uk government - threat? i think it is something that the uk government is - that the uk government is probably watching with interest as well, those drone sightings, i think there were concerns them being cited over bases, and also in israel, drones, suicide drones, being crashed into buildings there. the use
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of drones, be the regulation of the adjusted film videos, lots of films and youtube and instagram news drones, but there's an element of it being used for military and sinister stuff, which is where the hysteria and confusion is coming from. and it will be an issue, because it is a security risk. the drones are mobile, like a bird they can play anywhere, and there needs to be regulation, and as we see a scramble to regulate the online space and social
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