Fossil Free Books
The future of UK literary festivals: ‘There is no magic fairy’
After sponsor Baillie Gifford ended its support, book festivals urgently need new models to survive financially
Ella Creamer
14, Aug, 2024 @12:00 PM
Protests against arts sponsorship are killing culture. Be careful what you wish for | Martin Prendergast
Baillie Gifford’s financial support of the biggest book festivals ended after a campaign against its fossil fuel ties. Britain’s arts need more corporate cash, not less
Martin Prendergast
04, Jul, 2024 @4:45 PM
Book festivals previously sponsored by Baillie Gifford seek donations
Partnerships ended over the investment firm’s ties to fossil fuel and Israel, leaving nine book festivals including Hay, Edinburgh and Cheltenham in need of funding
Ella Creamer
02, Jul, 2024 @11:50 AM
Baillie Gifford boycotts achieve nothing | Letter
Letter: Fossil Free Books has heightened the risk of sponsoring the arts, says Finbarr O’Mahony
Letters
30, Jun, 2024 @3:42 PM
Our Baillie Gifford boycotts aren’t about tearing down the arts – they’re about building them up | Tom Jeffreys
Finance is always an issue, but surely we are entitled to expect a higher moral stance from our cultural institutions, says writer Tom Jeffreys
Tom Jeffreys
27, Jun, 2024 @11:06 AM
‘I wouldn’t call it a victory’: Fossil Free Books organisers on Baillie Gifford’s exit from literary festival funding
Despite its role in bringing the asset manager’s sponsorships to an end, the activist group has faced criticism that ‘not a dime has been divested from fossil fuels’. Four of its campaigners speak out
Lucy Knight
11, Jun, 2024 @10:19 AM
The Observer view on Baillie Gifford sponsorship row: writing is on the wall for book lovers
Now the investment fund is pulling out of literary festivals, what other sponsors will dare expose themselves to the scrutiny of Fossil Free Books?
Observer editorial
08, Jun, 2024 @6:00 PM
Baillie Gifford will no longer sponsor Borders and Cheltenham literature festivals
Investment management firm’s links to Israel and fossil fuel sector put sponsorship deals under pressure
Lucy Knight
05, Jun, 2024 @12:27 PM
Edinburgh international book festival ends Baillie Gifford partnership
Festival bows to pressure from authors and activists over investment firm’s links to Israel and fossil fuel companies
Lucy Knight
30, May, 2024 @6:49 PM
Hay festival drops main sponsor after boycotts over Israel and fossil fuel links
Literary event ‘suspends’ arrangement with Baillie Gifford after Charlotte Church and Nish Kumar joined performers pulling out
Lucy Knight
24, May, 2024 @4:07 PM
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
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
21, May, 2024 @7:00 AM
Labour MP Dawn Butler withdraws from Hay festival in sponsorship row
Butler is among several writers refusing to appear at the literary festival over sponsor Baillie Gifford’s alleged involvement in ‘technology and arms in Israel’
Ella Creamer
20, May, 2024 @3:20 PM
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