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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lucy Knight

Baillie Gifford cancels all remaining sponsorships of literary festivals

A promotional sign bearing Baillie Gifford's logo at the Hay festival.
The Hay festival was the first to pull out of its sponsorship deal with the firm. Photograph: Steven May/Alamy

Baillie Gifford has cancelled all of its remaining sponsorship deals with literary festivals after protests over its links to Israel and fossil fuel companies.

The investment management firm refused to confirm that it had taken the decision, but the Guardian has heard from Cambridge, Stratford, Wigtown and Henley literary festivals that the company had decided not to continue its partnership with them.

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