PAIN IN THE ARTS (IB TAURIS)

Over a distinguished career in cultural leadership, management and journalism spanning almost 30 years, John Tusa has amassed a unique experience of the arts world, the political controversies it faces and the battles it continues to fight. This is his fearless and passionate defence of performing and visual arts at a time of hardship, an excoriating critique of the language of Whitehall bureaucracy, and a demonstration of how crucial to the nation's health and wealth are the arts institutions, local and national.