If an arts festival celebrates freedom of expression should it accept sponsorship from a political regime that supresses it, asks Jonathan Emmett.
Cognitive dissonance – the mental discomfort that results from a person performing an action that contradicts their ideals – seems to be reaching epidemic proportions at the moment. Whether it’s pro-EU politicians voting through Brexit bills or eco-conscious holidaymakers taking climate-wrecking long haul flights, many of us seem to be behaving in ways that conflict with our deeply-held principles.
Among the sufferers in this epidemic are the many eminent UK authors currently appearing at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai... Keep reading on Scribble Street News
Cognitive dissonance – the mental discomfort that results from a person performing an action that contradicts their ideals – seems to be reaching epidemic proportions at the moment. Whether it’s pro-EU politicians voting through Brexit bills or eco-conscious holidaymakers taking climate-wrecking long haul flights, many of us seem to be behaving in ways that conflict with our deeply-held principles.
Among the sufferers in this epidemic are the many eminent UK authors currently appearing at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in Dubai... Keep reading on Scribble Street News