[garinda]

I'll say again, for the third time, if you really want to know Joe Public's feelings on the value of these state funded arts, let the people have their say, in a simple poll.

I'd feel it was churlish of me to start my own, even though I too would find the results interesting, and especially now we have this thread, which deals with the same subject.

You could decide on the wording, so there'd be no accusations of any bias.

It's been done before, adding a poll to an esisting thread. You just need to ask a moderator to do it.

I'm sure you've nothing to lose.