First Minister holds out hope of ‘potential support’ for axed book festival
by Craig Paton
Mar 28, 2024
3 minutes
Humza Yousaf has pledged to look at what “potential support” the Scottish Government could give to a “fantastic” book festival which has been cancelled due to funding issues.
The Aye Write festival will not go ahead this year in Glasgow after arts body Creative Scotland turned down its bid for cash – with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon branding the cancellation “really bad news”.
Mr Yousaf, who last year succeeded Ms Sturgeon as First Minister, hailed the event as a “cultural icon”.
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