Different' and 'new' is relatively easy. Doing something that's genuinely better is very hard.
How in heaven's name can a nation with a $1 trillion surplus threaten so much scientific research so vital to its future?
As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I think the public can feel confident that impartiality and independence are just as important to me as they have been to previous incumbents.