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Being _ new thatcher, and hes ending up being the — new thatcher, and hes ending up being the new angela merkel. his plan seems to be to cling on. and this is— plan seems to be to cling on. and this is what— plan seems to be to cling on. and this is what he seems to be saying in the _ this is what he seems to be saying in the story, — this is what he seems to be saying in the story, "i want to stay for the next — in the story, "i want to stay for the next ten years." he doesnt have a v...

These _ in the country as well, because of these statistics say it will be london _ these statistics say it will be london and the northeast particular the adversely affected. when you think— the adversely affected. when you think about things like leveling up, not only— think about things like leveling up, not only will this have about impact on individuals, but those people also spend money in their local economies. when we think about the leveling _ economies. when we think about the leve...

Agenda but i think we do it| in a slightly different way. we are not in london, | we are not in that kind of bubble in london. i think the fact that we are a part of the jpi network. as well gives us a bit more of a sense of whats - going on across the country and the issues that people i really care about. so we have a really strong data and investigations team - which recently shortlisted, i think that something - we can use effectively when we are looking i at regional inequality. one of the ...

Will be a direct response to our audiences needs. ifan, i wanted to go back to you with your academic hat on for a moment. we talk so far about london and regionaljournalism and how its developing in so many different ways. how well placed does it then look to you to hold power to account? because that is clearly a key element ofjournalism where ever it is in the country should be doing. i think that one of— the important things we can do is decentralise at journalism. weve heard leveling up i...

Perhaps. i know that in our research now we are just trying to explore how that will work and respond to peoples needs. i know that our business model will be a direct response to our audiences needs. ifan, i wanted to go back to you with your academic hat on for a moment. weve talked so far about london and regionaljournalism and how its developing in so many different ways. how well placed does it then look to you to hold power to account? because that is clearly a key element of what journali...

Things we can do is _ decentralise that journalism. weve heard leveling up i already being mentioned. we need to level up the journalism in different parts of the uk as welll so that it tells the stories - and represents the needs of people in different parts of the uk. i think that is what we do _ and what some of the other services discussed here today do as well. nick mitchell, you were nodding at that. the regional element of holding power to account, its obviously an important factor for yo...

Ways. how well placed does it then look to you to hold power to account? because that is clearly a key element of journalism account? because that is clearly a key element ofjournalism where ever it is in the country should be doing. i it is in the country should be doinu. ., it is in the country should be doinu. ,, ., ., ., doing. i think that one of the important — doing. i think that one of the important things _ doing. i think that one of the important things we - doing. i think that one o...

So we have a really strong data and investigations team - which recently shortlisted, - i think that something we can use effectively when we are looking at regional inequality. - one of the key things for us | is trying to expose examples of the funding inequalities - whether its the arts, whether its whether its arts, issues with leveling up. - we see constant rhetoric of level two leveling up at the moment. i | so we really want to try and get j behind the rhetoric on that line. i was struck ...

Affluent _ lockdown. we seen people in fairly affluent households build up billions _ affluent households build up billions in lockdown savings. and it would _ billions in lockdown savings. and it would seem to me that maybe that they are _ would seem to me that maybe that they are seeing the right from our taxation — they are seeing the right from our taxation in— they are seeing the right from our taxation. in my view this will not be taxation. in my view this will not he the _ taxation. i...

But thats just some historical perspective. to your actual first question -- >> no, you know what, lets stay with the -- let me just give you another chance to address something else that weve all talked about already and that is this idea that hes leveling up, that hes being honest. lawrence odonnell said that was the most stunningly honest speech by an american president about what we were doing there, how we got there and the need to leave. is that your feeling? >> heres what i would say, and...