Finance is always an issue, but surely we are entitled to expect a higher moral stance from our cultural institutions, says writer Tom Jeffreys

By Sandy Winterbottom, Parents For Future Scotland Baillie Gifford’s PR team must be rubbing their hands with glee after pulling-off a nifty exit from the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIB…

Move follows protests from bands and fans over the bank providing financial services to defence companies supplying Israel

Butler is among several writers refusing to appear at the literary festival over sponsor Baillie Gifford’s alleged involvement in ‘technology and arms in Israel’

It’s a writer’s duty to monitor the world for injustice, says reader

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While my day at Hay last year was one of the best of my life, I couldn’t ignore its links to Israeli war crimes

Despite its role in bringing the asset manager’s sponsorships to an end, the activist group has faced criticism that ‘not a dime has been divested from fossil fuels’. Four of its campaigners speak out

Cambridge, Stratford, Wigtown and Henley festivals say firm ended deals after protests over its links to Israel and fossil fuels

A Scots investment firm that is a major sponsor of cultural organisations is under fire over investments worth £60m in UK defence companies linked…

Extraordinary general meeting of the UK writers’ union narrowly voted against making an official protest at violence that has killed ‘at least 95 journalists and media workers’

The share prices of major British and European defence companies nudged higher today as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continued. 

SPEAKING at the Edinburgh International Book Festival is the highlight of many writers’ years. I’ve been invited three times before and remember…

Reconstructing buildings destroyed in first four months of Israeli assault will generate nearly 60m tonnes of CO2 equivalent – study

[responsivevoice_button] Elbit Systems, based in Haifa, is Israel’s largest privately-owned arms and ‘security’ company. Written to support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, this...

Join us for an international #ReadPalestine week, starting Wednesday, November 29, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Here, you can find more than 35 free ebooks in…

Following several months of preparation to document the violent practices of Shell and Total, communities from Uganda, Mozambique, the Niger Delta and South Africa presented the People's Health...

Here in New York, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres gave a major speech on the climate crisis Wednesday, as data confirmed last month was the hottest May on record, putting the Earth on a...