Lost value?
by Duncan O'Leary
Public value might not be that valuable, suggests James Crabtree in an article in The New Statesman. He argues that though it offfers a way for citizens and democracies to make choices without the need for a spreadsheet, the catchiness of the term has allowed it to become diluted to such an extent that it risks becoming a justification for poor services and things that, basically, aren't valuable.