The Wireless Festival fiasco has been embarrassing, baffling — and entirely predictable. It’s been a nasty look under the rock of the mercenary entertainment industry, at the cowardice of Sir Keir Starmer’s government, and our inability to differentiate between corporate apology and restorative justice. Let’s unpack the whole sordid affair. Sponsors such as Pepsi, previously happy to have their brand name next to West’s on the posters, scuttled for the exit. Starmer started wibbling about being “concerned”. Melvin Benn, boss of promoter Festival Republic, doubled down on his support for West, preaching forgiveness. Finally, after a week of everybody arguing,...
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