The lack of black and ethnic minority faces on UK television is frankly weird, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has said.
Calling for immediate action to address the problem, he complained that broadcasters were cutting themselves off from a huge range of talent and that the industry was failing to reach a significant section of the audience.
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey: ‘lack of ethnic minority and black faces on TV is weird’
The Independent,
20 August 2014, England
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