Barclays has stepped back from sponsoring this year's Download Festival
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Sponsorship boycotts ‘counterproductive’, says Vaizey
Lord Vaizey’s comments come following Barclays' announcement that it will no longer sponsor Live Nation festivals after artists protested the bank’s ties to firms that supply weapons to Israel.
Former Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey has said artist boycotts of cultural events over corporate sponsorship are “massively counterproductive”.
His comments came during a debate held by Chann...
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