Tag: Hay Festival

With the Hay Book Festival boycott of Baillie Gifford, the EDI revolution is eating its own, says C.J. Strachan. The fund manager sponsor is as woke as they come but that didn't spare it – and companies are taking note.

Following a celebrity boycott, the organisers of the Hay Festival have terminated their sponsorship deal with investment firm Baillie Gifford due to the firm's ties to Israel and fossil fuel companies.