New Minister for Tourism
Following the recent election, we now have a new Minister. James
Purnell
James Purnell is the Minster for Creative Industries and Tourism
with responsibility for broadcasting, creative industries, including
film and music, licensing and tourism. Having
already worked for the BBC several years ago, it’s
likely he’ll feel more at home within the world of broadcasting
than tourism but in his final public speech since his election
at the VisitBritain event a couple of weeks’ ago, he was
at pains to stress his interest in and passion for tourism.
His
initial way of demonstrating this was to tell of his grand-parents
former
B&B and to re-quote the statistics with which we’re
all familiar – importance of tourism blah blah blah. Can
some-one tell the politicians that in the industry we all know
those figures and if they want to convince us of their commitment
they need to do something instead of just quoting figures?
The remainder of his speech did however give the impression that
his interest is genuine and he finished by stressing how much he
wants to learn about the industry, to really know about the issues
so he can get on with the work in hand and make a difference.
He
stressed that he’d like you all to get in touch and tell
you anything you think he needs to know. His email address is purnellj@parliament.uk
So next time you want to sound off or praise something, don’t
do it in private – send an email...
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