12 JULY 1997, Page 27

The arts need business

Sir: I hope that you will ensure that Charles Osborne apologises to the business commu- nity for his disgraceful remarks about 'cor- porate trash' (Arts, 28 June). I attended the Absa awards ceremony on 30 June at the Globe, and it is a fact that the arts in Britain would die without business sponsor- ship.

John Ellwood

Newton Investment Management Ltd, Capital House, 2 Festival Square, Edinburgh