Like many of my colleagues, I have been doing allot of thinking about articulating the value of the arts these days. The article published in the London Times yesterday "I'm Sick To Death of Meddling Philistines" by Sir John Tusa, author and managing director of the Barbican Centre in London provides, in his own words, ' a plea for common sense' in the constant requirement of arts professionals to justify the arts. I believe that Sir Tusa is not a voice in the wilderness but the voice of many and the start of an interesting conversation on creating 'valuable' arts policy.