Correspondence: John Holden, Demos, Third Floor, Magdalen House, 136 Tooley Street, London SE1 2TU, UK. e-mail: john.holden@demos.co.uk

¹is Head of Culture at Demos, an independent think-tank in the UK, and Visiting Professor at City University. He has degrees in Law and Design History. His publications include Capturing Cultural Value, Cultural Value and the Crisis of Legitimacy, Cultural Diplomacy, Logging On, and Creative Reading.