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From my perspective Newsnight's USP is that it allows viewers a more analytical perspective on the news as opposed to the constriction of a network bulletin.

Switch it to BBC 1 as either a follow-on or as part of a 21st century Sixty Minutes would rob it of that USP.

Agreed. I also think the issue at hand is less the scheduling and 'place' of Newsnight but rather what sort of content you want for it. Let me unpack that. The discussions around losing an investigative team is, essentially, around redundancies - pay costs are one of the larger elements of their budget and to snip roles would return a saving. It does - as others have outlined - pose then a challenge: what do you want the programme to do? Without investigative teams, you're essentially left with Politics Live in the evening and with a slightly larger, roving brief. 

Being shunted around the schedule hasn't helped Newsnight cement its place. For my two pence, I'd look to the Covid model if they were thinking of some cost savings. Yes, it would mean hoffing regional news back out to their alternative studio but a shared space for the 10 and Newsnight (complete with a proper handover) whilst maintaining both programmes as distinct and separate might not be the worst idea with then the capacity to start thinking through some joint, shared resource reporting and follow on discussion points.