“The chairman of the Scottish Arts Council, James Boyle, is set to remain in the post for a second three-year term, the Scottish Executive said yesterday… The move caused surprise and interest across the Scottish arts scene yesterday. The arts council’s own future is said to be in doubt, with the Executive promising to reshape arts policy and funding in Scotland in its forthcoming cultural review. As recently as this January, it was thought that Mr Boyle might renew his contract for only a year. Many in the arts world had the impression he was ready to leave the council, but he signalled in a recent interview that he would be happy to stay on.”