Kishwar Desai | BBC trouble may take Sharp turn; how Sajid plans to clean London air
2 years ago

Kishwar Desai | BBC trouble may take Sharp turn; how Sajid plans to clean London air

Deccan Chronicle  

Do not for a moment think BBC has a problem only in India. The chairman of BBC Richard Sharp appointed by Boris Johnson, when he was Prime Minister, has now fallen foul of the rules of appropriate behaviour for people holding public posts. So 10 years ago, there was a charge imposed on every car entering into or driving within Inner London imposed by Ken Livingstone, the then mayor of London. While the “emission” charge cleaned up Inner London air, there still remains Outer London, the suburbs where many families reside and from where office workers drive into town. Asif’s family came to the UK, from India post Partition —while Akram, who uses traditional Indian dance styles in his ballets, including Kathak, is of Bangladeshi descent.

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Kishwar Desai | India wave hits UK's vax drive, amid adulation for Poonawala
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Kishwar Desai | India wave hits UK's vax drive, amid adulation for Poonawala

Deccan Chronicle  

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