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What to expect from Tory cultural policy: where the axe will fall

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageDog shows to be ring-fenced? Whittingdale (left) in 1993.PA Archive

John Whittingdale, the former chair of the Commons culture committee, has been made the new culture secretary, taking over from Sajid Javid. He will be in charge of renegotiating the BBC’s charter, a process that will be vitally important for the cultural landscape of the UK.

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