Loathe as I am to contradict the minister for culture, I should point out that not all the organisations that lost their arts council revenue funding from April 1 did so on the basis of "artistic decisions based on merit". Support organisations such as the Association of British Orchestras lost its funding on the basis that Arts Council England decided "to reduce the number of intermediate organisations that the Arts…
SOURCE: The Stage at 11:49AM on April 11, 2012