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‘Festival of Brexit’ director brands it ‘very successful’ despite attendance flop

THE “Festival of Brexit” has been branded “very successful” by its director despite participation figures for the £120 million project…

The National (Scotland)

‘Festival of Brexit’ director brands it ‘very successful’ despite low attendance

The project ran from March to October this year and attracted three million in-person visitors, according to organisers.

The Independent UK

Audit launched into £120 million 'Festival of Brexit' which 'cost £500 per visitor'

The National Audit Office (NAO) today announces it is investigating the Unboxed Festival, which was branded an "irresponsible use of public money" by MPs

Daily Mirror

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Watchdog investigating £120m Festival of Brexit after just 1% of crowd turns up

Boris Johnson branded the year-long event Unboxed: Creativity in the UK

Wales Online

Public spending watchdog to investigate ‘festival of Brexit’

NAO to examine £120m Unboxed project after MPs call it an ‘irresponsible use of public money’

The Guardian - UK

Public spending watchdog to investigate so-called ‘festival of Brexit’

The Government invested £120 million in the event, which has been described as an ‘unadulterated shambles’.

The Independent UK

It would have been better for everyone if the festival of Brexit had stayed in its box

Who could have predicted that Unboxed would be a such a surreal disaster? Literally everyone, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

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What is the ‘Festival of Brexit’? Everything we know about ‘hugely expensive and deeply unpopular’ celebration

Figures reveal £120m government-sponsored events series attracts just 2.8m visitors

The Independent UK

'Festival of Brexit' costing £120m attracts less than 0.4% of 66 million visitor target

The controversial Unboxed celebration, which was branded an "irresponsible use of public money" by MPs, has reportedly attracted just 238,000 visitors since it launched in March - well short of lofty expectations

Daily Mirror

‘Festival of Brexit’ falls spectacularly short of 66 million visitor target

Director mourns ‘politicisation’ of project – as just 0.36% of target achieved

The Independent UK

‘Festival of Brexit’ label puts visitors off Unboxed project, says organiser

Investigation reveals the £120m creative event series has attracted fraction of target numbers

The Guardian - UK

'Festival of Brexit' rusty oil rig arrives off British coast as part of art project

Feature of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK

Wales Online

Dreamachine review – as close to state-funded psychedelic drugs as you can get

Unboxed (formerly the Festival of Brexit) offers a free trip inside your own head courtesy of a flashing light technique pioneered in the 1960s. Our writer is addicted

The Guardian - UK

Festival of Brexit is £120m ‘waste of money’ and heading for failure, MPs say

Scathing select committee report blasts government’s handling of ‘irresponsible’ project

The Independent UK

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