Baillie Gifford, a major sponsor of UK literary festivals, is facing backlash and boycott threats due to its connections with Israeli technology and military companies. The company is in crisis talks with book festivals, including the Cambridge Literary Festival, as some Scottish writers criticize the protests over Edinburgh book festival sponsorship ending. The campaign against Baillie Gifford's sponsorship is described as cancel culture at its worst, with accusations of hypocrisy from activist authors.
Superb from @johngapper on the hypocrisy of activist authors trying to push Bailie Gifford out of lit festival sponsorship because it invests in Amazon (because of its links to Israel) - while continuing to sell their own books via, er, Amazon https://t.co/d1wCuIBYFx
Good piece by @Martha_Gill on the misguided book festival boycott. https://t.co/sVpfV5PXL6 https://t.co/RS2vGiqrnH
Great piece from @johngapper on the folly of going after Hay Festival over their sponsors. We have a rich tradition of literary festivals in the UK that we should be proud of, support and defend. https://t.co/YmzZfksv3p
The successful campaign by some bookshop staff and authors against sponsorship of literary festivals by asset manager Baillie Gifford is not just biting the hand that feeds you but based on flawed premises. Cancel culture at its worst. https://t.co/elUTFjpBkf via @ft
๐ด Cambridge Literary Festival faces calls to drop sponsor Baillie Gifford in Gaza row https://t.co/28RMSTNFB0
Baillie Gifford in crisis talks with UK book festivals after boycott threats ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๏ธ https://t.co/6ZWhhKdolY
๐ฌ๐ง Scots Writers Join Up To Slam Book Festival Protesters โซScottish writers criticise 'perverse' protest over Edinburgh book festival as Baillie Gifford sponsorship ends โซ@CalumRoss23 โซhttps://t.co/2DPvy7umy5 ๐ #frontpagestoday #UK @TheScotsman ๐ฌ๐ง https://t.co/y0KfJnlSz8
Baillie Gifford, a leading sponsor of UK literary festivals, has come under fire for its links with Israeli technology and military companies https://t.co/pxNMjt8dMV
Baillie Gifford in crisis talks with UK book festivals after boycott threats https://t.co/RHSRZFjIVn
Good column from @johngapper on the hypocrisy and idiocy of the Baillie Gifford boycott https://t.co/uE5Z3Wl6Fx