Filthy lucre is everywhere, but book festivals are an easy target for protesters' fury | Martha Gill
Hay and Edinburgh forgo pragmatism in turning their backs on the Baillie Gifford fund
Source: theguardian.com
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Baillie Gifford sponsorship row reflect the sorry state of the arts
The reflexive anti-capitalism of activists calling for book festivals to break ties with Baillie Gifford can only harm the arts
Source: cityam.com
Western economies are failing – but capitalism isn't the problem
Real wages have barely increased for more than a decade. Banks have had to be bailed out, and many still exist on a form of state life support. Growth has stalled, taxes are at 70-year highs, yet governments are still bankrupt. Unless you happen to be part of a tiny plutocracy made up mostly of
Source: spectator.co.uk
Musicians and artists boycott UK cultural events over Israel ties
Brighton’s Great Escape is the latest festival to be held to account by performers after a third quit over its Barclays Bank sponsorship
Source: theguardian.com
Eco activists calling for literature festival boycotts should read a book
Calling on book festival sponsor Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuels exhibits a lazy habit of mind that has no place in literature
Source: cityam.com