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German Chancellor calls Berlin culture chief ‘a court jester’

German Chancellor calls Berlin culture chief ‘a court jester’

The Berlin culture senator Joe Chialo has outraged the arts industries by imposing budget cuts in excess of ten percent.

Some are now questioning his shelf-life after Chancellor Scholz described him, in a private exchange, as ‘ein Hofnarr’.

That’s rough.

Watch this space.

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