The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (dcms) has rarely been the frivolous sideshow suggested by its Whitehall nickname, "the ministry of fun". It was a training ground for some of Labour's brightest prospects, including James Purnell and Andy Burnham. It has a big role in staging the London Olympics in 2012, perhaps the biggest grand projet undertaken by this government. And media policy cannot be politically dull in a country with a national broadcaster funded to the tune of £3.5 billion by a licence fee levied on any home with a television.
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