The quote "Every Nation has the Goverment it deserves" is attributed to Joseph de Maistre a polemical author born in the the mid 18th century. It is my view that there is an element of truth in this but it is often quite difficult, even in a true democracy, to remove quickly an incompetent, weak or corrupt government.
I some respects a similar aphorism could be applied to the newspapers "Every Nation has the Media it deserves". During the current media "crisis" in the the UK we should not rush to judgement. If and when all the facts emerge, and it is proven that some newspapers have behaved unethically, then the nation has a simple solution. No member of the public should buy newspapers which indulge in unethical practices. I doubt, however, that this will ever happen.
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