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Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO defends Baillie Gifford sponsorship

by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Investment management firm cancelled deals with UK literary festivals over links to Israel and fossil fuel companies The chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has robustly defended its sponsorship by Baillie Gifford, after the investment management firm cancelled all of its sponsorship deals with literary festivals across the UK following protests over its links to Israel and fossil fuel companies.…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:24am on June 12, 2024