The new culture secretary will make seismic decisions on the national broadcaster and shape the future of British viewership In today's cabinet reshuffle, the future of the BBC was placed in the hands of a politician who, in his maiden parliamentary speech in 2015, boasted that EastEnders characters Phil Mitchell and Ian Beale were his constituents. Oliver Dowden, the new culture secretary, even referred to himself as "the member of parliament for Albert Square", the fictional setting of BBC1's ...
Oliver Dowden: 'MP for Albert Square' who holds the BBC's fate in his hands
The Guardian - 13 Feb 2020 20:21
The new culture secretary will make seismic decisions on the national broadcaster and shape the future of British viewership In today's cabinet reshuffle, the future of the BBC was placed in the hands of a politician who, in his maiden parliamentary speech in 2015, boasted that EastEnders characters Phil Mitchell and Ian Beale were his constituents. Oliver Dowden, the new culture secretary, even referred to himself as "the member of parliament for Albert Square", the fictional setting of BBC1's ...
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