John Flasby Lawrance WhittingdaleOBE (16 October1959) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. He was shadowCulture, Media and Sport Secretary until the "reshuffle" after the general election in 2005 when he was relected member of Parliament for Maldon and Chelmsford East. He was first elected in 1992, in 2005 he was appointed to the Executive of Conservative Way Forward a Thatcheritepressure group within the British Conservative Party. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Opposition Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster System of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition (or the leader of other smaller opposition parties) form an alternative cabinet to the governments, whose... The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is a UK cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... See also Malden. ... Location within the British Isles Chelmsford is a town in the county of Essex, in the United Kingdom. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Conservative Way Forward is a group within the British Conservative Party. ... The Right Honourable Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) is a British politician and the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a position she held from 1979 to 1990. ... A special interest is a person, group, or organization attempting to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of one particular interest or issue. ... The new logo of the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is the largest centre right political party in the United Kingdom. ...
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JohnWhittingdale, Tory spokesman on culture, media and sport, launched a scathing attack on the BBC last night for its decision to screen Faith, a drama about the lives of two couples during the year-long miners' strike in 1984.
Whittingdale, who was given a preview of the programme, particularly objected to the closing scene, where it depicts some of the worst suffering endured by the miners interspersed with scenes of Thatcher's defiance.
Whittingdale said the worst thing was that the emotive drama was due to be shown during an election period: 'This is a one-off drama at 9pm on BBC1.
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