Culture wars

Hard-rocking horror-loving hangover from the last century, the Thatcherite John Whittingdale, is leaving the DCMS, just as the Government decides on a new licence fee, and pushes to sell C4. It must have been a confusing 24 hours for the Essex MP, first having to read out Oliver Dowden's speech to the RTS Cambridge convention via Zoom, then, I'm guessing, spending the night imagining he'll be still in post to give PBS-handling ballast to Nadine Dorries. 

Whittingdale's exit proves that Carrie hasn't got total control of the reshuffle. 

Meanwhile we wait to see who gets to assist Nadine apply her beloved 'financial hammer' to the BBC.

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