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Can ijust interrupt and ask, my understanding is that we didn't actually know about this ownership, this part ownership. it wasn't in the public domain for quite some time, was it? it was kept very quiet through a series of cayman island—based accounts and it only really came out after some digging by the ft in particular who managed to expose who was the ultimate owner of these. and what british people might not know is you might read the independent and you might not notice anything different but across the middle east, the saudi owners have taken the independent brand and launched a serie...

The british government, connected to the saudi state. it is worth noting that the independent made it very clear that they haven't had any editorial compromising positions as a result of this, that they feel they are able to do theirjob as well. but you've got to ask, what is it that the saudis are buying when they buy a third of these quite prominent british outlets? and before we answer that, can ijust interrupt and ask, my understanding is that we didn't actually know about this ownership, this part ownership. it wasn't in the public domain for quite some time, was it? it was kept very quie...

It was kept very quiet through a series of cayman island accounts and it only really came out after some digging by the ft in particular who managed to expose who was the ultimate owner of these. and what british people might not know is you might read the independent and you might not notice anything different but across the middle east, the saudi owners have taken the independent brand and launched a series of websites which have, in the eyes of many, been seen to push a pro—saudi narrative in local languages. so, even if the brand in the uk isn't changing, the sort of power of the british...

So, even if the brand in the uk isn't changing, the sort of power of the british brand can be used overseas. and this is a lot of it, it is soft power, whether it is advertising you see promoting saudi arabia, whether it is pr agencies in london that are earning massive sums spinning on behalf of all the gulf kingdoms, or whether it is actual direct ownership of the british media through partnerships with companies like the independent. and they say they are not promoting, that they are completely independent, that they are editorially independent, these outlets, but you are saying as well, ar...

Communication issues. i feel like the guys dropped a lot of passes. they weren't very good in the red zone. they had to settle for field goals. but when it mattered and they needed to get down there and get some points, i mean, that one thing is consistent. that isn't changing. as bad as he played, as much as he wishes he had some other opportunities back again, when it mattered, he did what he needed to do, and you know, the score is 19-17. he didn't pass for a touchdown at all so ultimately, the outcome was really should have been inevitable. like regardless of the score. >> do you think -- ...