Of course but that is a move that costs the government something in political capital. There are always dangers in criticising the powers that be, but I can not

Of course but that is a move that costs the government something in political capital. There are always dangers in criticising the powers that be, but I can not see that these kinds of press grants are a big problem. If the country is a democratic one to begin with, the grants do more good by insulating the press from commercial powers than they do bad in this way, in my opinion.