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Things we can do is _ decentralise that journalism. we've 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, it's obviously an important factor for you too. yes, i think ifan makes a very good point about leveling up the media industry, as well as ...

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 of the important things we can i doing. i think that one of the important things we can do i importan...

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 it's the arts, whether it's whether it's 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 again by your website challenging institutions cocooned in the wealth and grandeur of the capital...

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. in my view this will not he the only— taxation. in my view this will not be the only tax increase t...

But that's just some historical perspective. to your actual first question -- >> no, you know what, let's stay with the -- let me just give you another chance to address something else that we've all talked about already and that is this idea that he's leveling up, that he's being honest. lawrence o'donnell 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? >> here's what i would say, and paul made the distinction between the -- and helene did too, between the rightness of the po...