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The National Lottery was established by Conservative Prime Minister John Major in 1994 with the purpose of funding a renaissance in arts, sport and heritage. It was expressly designed to fund things the Treasury would never fund, so that it was an "extra" on top of tax revenue. Doing things for "fun". As a British film producer I would love to see a sustainable British film industry. But the BFI's National Lottery funds are designed for art in film - that means experimentation, creative risks, fun. And the idea that a Conservative government should aim to be so interventionist in a private industry is ironic. All in all, unfortunately, Cameron doesn't know what he's talking about.