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Political types think Cowell is just brill
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 23 December 2009
Culture Minister Ben Bradshaw has declared the ‘X-Factor’ as Britain’s biggest cultural export, and praised that Simon Cowell fella as a great example of the British entrepreneur, possibly the greatest.
Speaking at a recent dinner of the Labour Finance & Industry Group, Bradshaw said that the creative industries were playing an increasingly dominant role in the British economy, and that the ‘X-Factor’ is the UK’s “single greatest export in terms of the creative industries”.
Meanwhile the chair of that Labour group, Peter Slowe (pictured with Bradshaw), added: “Simon Cowell is the greatest example of a British entrepreneur who has made his mark in the creative industries, which to my mind is the future for our economy. No one has proven the influence of the media and the creative industries in our lives more than him. He has shown admirable drive and ambition, and we [encourage] him to motivate our young people, who are thirsty to take up the mantle”.
Slowe added: “Less emphasis must now be placed on the financial services sector, which is clearly shrinking, and much more emphasis placed on the creative and knowledge industries and technology, which are our future”.
In sort of related news, Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello has revealed that he has invited Cowell to introduce his band when they play that free gig in the UK to celebrate beating the ‘X-Factor’ franchise to the Christmas number one slot. Cowell is yet to respond to the invite.
