A healthy functioning democracy. That'd be pretty cool to have, wouldn't it? Because we are

so unlucky in that particular department right now. Now, one of the pillars of a proper functioning

democracy would be a truly independent media which aren't citizens with the facts about

the world in which they live so they can make informed decisions about the future of their

country, or indeed their local community for that matter. It would be about holding the

powerful to account without fear of favour. Now, we just don't have that. Sorry, guys,

to be brutal about it, but it's just not, not currently on offer. Maybe we'll be lucky.

Christmas this year, Santa will deliver us with a truly independent media. Now, let's just

hear from Hugh Grant, who's of course has celebrated the British actor. He was in the United

States on the show and he's been an active campaign on media issues for a long time.

I think he had some important things to say. Newspapers needed power, a lot of power.

They're really important to democracy, but he said pompously, with power comes responsibility.

Yes. And in Britain, here's a kind of uniquely UK problem. There's no responsibility.

In these big newspaper owners, largely non-tax-paying newspaper owners, are living above the law

and invading the privacy of people whose kids have been killed in a road accident or whatever

to get the sensational article. And no one dares to take them on in Britain because they're so

scared of them, especially the politicians. And that's why politicians, really, in my country,

are chosen by the press. Our prime minister is largely chosen by dint of how much he's sucked up

to the newspaper barren. So that's what my campaign is about.

Do you think that Brexit has ruined your country? Well, I do.

A bit of a smile. And actually, now the majority of Brits do as well, I think.

So maybe it'll get fixed. Yeah, the Europeans may not want us back. They may say, well,

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