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Lisa Nandy: Boycott of arts festivals is attempt to ‘gag society’

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Minister claims ‘self-defeating virtue signalling’ campaign against festival sponsors is ‘killing off’ culture

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Lisa Nandy says protesting sponsorship of the arts is “gagging society”

A wave of activist-led boycotts is silencing cultural events and stifling artistic expression, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has warned, condemning what she called a “moral puritanism” sweeping through the arts.Delivering the inaugural Jennie Lee Lecture, in memory of Harold Wilson’s arts minister, Nandy took aim at the growing trend of authors and activists withdrawing from literary festivals over the perceived political or national ties of corp…

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Lisa Nandy: Boycott of arts festivals is attempt to ‘gag society’

Minister claims ‘self-defeating virtue signalling’ campaign against festival sponsors is ‘killing off’ culture

2 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom 2 days ago on Friday, February 21, 2025.

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