Monday, November 22nd, 2010

UK Culture Minister told to Sit Up and listen to S4/C Opposition

 

The UK Culture Secretary has been asked to sit up and listen to the opposition to his department’s actions on S4C.  Former Heritage Minister, Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM, has written to Jeremy Hunt MP, with a copy of the Assembly’s recent debate on the issue.  The debate, backed on a cross party basis, passionately argued against the UK governments attack on the channel and the creative industries as a whole in Wales.

Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM said:

“I have sent Jeremy Hunt a copy of this debate so he sees that we will continue to make the creative industries a central focus of the political fight in Wales.  If he believes he, and his department, can behave as they have with S4C without scrutiny, without opposition and without criticism he is very much mistaken.

“What interest Jeremy Hunt will take in this debate is hard to tell.  Thus far he has taken no interest in Wales.  On a range of issues he has seen Wales as nothing more than an afterthought, something that appears systematic of the approach of the UK Westminster government as a whole.  To the best of my knowledge there has not even been a reply to the joint letter to the Prime Minister from the four party leaders in Wales.

“Speakers across the four parties aired their anger and concern about the future of S4C and I would expect the Minister to recognise that.”

ENDS / DIWEDD

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