
UNITE Scotland has “absolutely no faith” that £1.58 million in new public funding for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe will be given to “decent” employers, according to the trade union’s hospitality organiser.
Announced earlier this week, the Scottish Government will provide £1,580,000 in “resilience funding” to the Fringe Society to help support the festival’s recovery from the Covid pandemic, along with additional cash injections of £250,000 and £270,000 respectively for the International Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival.