Sajid Javid's free market ethos is at odds with arts funding

New Culture Secretary thinks ticket touts are 'classic entrepreneurs'. Not a good start, says Jennifer Daniel

Sajid Javid at Downing Street
Sajid Javid at Downing Street this morning
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THERE has been much discussion about the seemingly inherent lack of culture in those who have held the office of Culture Secretary. But in the light of Sajid Javid’s attitude to ticket-touting, one might well ask if his lack of cultural understanding doesn’t surpass them all.

Amid the outcry over the continuation of the expenses scandal which led to the the departure of Maria Miller, an immediate concern arose around the priorities of her successor. In particular, Javid’s stance on ticket touting has been widely condemned.

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