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Survey: Who should replace Scruton as Beauty Commission chief?

2019-04-12T06:00:00

Roger Scruton

Tell Ministry of Housing who should replace sacked philosopher

Who should replace Roger Scruton as chair of the government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission?

BD wants to hear your views.

The philosopher was sacked by housing secretary James Brokenshire yesterday over controversial comments on Islamophobia and antisemitism.

A Ministry of Housing (MHCLG) spokesman said: “A new chair will be appointed by the secretary of state, to take this important work forward, in due course.”

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