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2. tanbourit.com › behind-the-words-untangling-theBehind the Words: Untangling the Life of Thomas Hardy through ...

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   1 day ago · He married Emma Gifford, a marriage that was not a happy one. She was a socialite, while he preferred a quiet life in the countryside. This difference caused strain in their relationship, and eventually, they grew apart. Emma’s death in 1912 deeply affected Hardy, and he felt guilty for not being able to provide her with the life she wanted.

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   5 days ago · The Hay Festival has ended its sponsorship deal with investment firm Baillie Gifford following a boycott by celebrities including Charlotte Church and Nish Kumar over the bank’s links to Israel.

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   Who is Baillie Gifford?

   • Baillie Gifford also sponsors the Edinburgh international book festival, the Cheltenham literature festival and the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction. The Edinburgh book festival has confirmed that both Ms Blakemore and Ms Masud were invited but neither will be appearing.

   Nish Kumar pulls out of Hay Festival over sponsors’ financial links to Israel

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   Does Baillie Gifford sponsor literary festivals?

   • Baillie Gifford sponsors several literary festivals. Greta Thunberg, the climate activist, pulled out of the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August, claiming that the investment firm was attaching itself to cultural events to “greenwash” its reputation. The company has been approached for comment about the Hay decision.

   Hay Festival bows to pressure and cuts ties with sponsors over Israel links

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   Why did Baillie Gifford pull out of the Hay Festival?

   • It is calling for the peaceful co-existence of Israelis and Palestinians.” Dawn Butler was one of the first to pull out of the Hay Festival, saying that Baillie Gifford was “involved directly or indirectly in technology and arms in Israel”.

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   Will Baillie Gifford 'divest from the fossil fuel industry'?

   • More than 600 writers and publishing industry professionals have signed a statement by the group which demands Baillie Gifford “divest from the fossil fuel industry and from companies that profit from Israeli apartheid, occupation and genocide”. There has been no sign of protest at the festival.

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   6 days ago · Patrick Sawer, Senior News Reporter 23 May 2024 • 5:03pm. Nish Kumar objects to Hay's sponsorship deal with Baillie Gifford, an investment firm with links to Israel Credit: Ellis O'Brien. Nish...

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   3 days ago · Later in the year, authors including Rebecca Solnit, Emma Dabiri and George Monbiot signed a second statement calling on Cheltenham Literature Festival to demand Baillie Gifford divest from the ...

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   3 days ago · And finally, just...the entirety of Joaquin Phoenix's 2009 interview on The Late Show with David Letterman: CBS. It turned out Phoenix was playing a character from his I'm Still Here mockumentary. I literally cannot watch the clip of Kathie Lee Gifford forgetting Martin Short's wife is dead.

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   5 days ago · May 24, 2024, 1:17pm. Amid mounting pressure from campaigners and withdrawls by scheduled artists, the Hay Festival (one of the UK’s most prominent literary festivals) has dropped investment management firm Baillie Gifford as its principal sponsor over the latter’s ties to Israel and the fossil fuel industry.

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    4 days ago · Hay Festival said on Friday it had suspended its sponsorship with investment management firm Baillie Gifford after figures including comedian Nish Kumar, singer Charlotte Church and Labour MP Dawn ...