Jeremy Hunt says UKFC closure will cut out 'expensive bureaucracy'

By 2010-08-09T09:54:00

Jeremy Hunt

The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has hit back at critics of his plans to abolish the UK Film Council. In an article written for Sunday’s Observer newspaper, Hunt emphatically explains that the move was so that money earmarked for culture was spent on culture, not overheads.

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