British Welfare Queens United

Louise Jury, writing in the Independent , reports on the latest attempt to raid the taxpayers' pockets:

Arts leaders, bitterly disappointed that the Government has failed to follow through on its early investment in culture, have pledged to force politicians to accept that the public has a right to art. They are hoping that the united front, from a sector that has traditionally been fragmented, will place arguments about cultural entitlement firmly on the agenda for this election, for future spending rounds and beyond.

Maybe the auto industry should assert an entitlement to a new car every couple years, at taxpayers' expense. And the sweater industry. And don't forget the traditional producers of sea salt.