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Authors' visa struggles undermine book festival, says Sturgeon

Written By Unknown on Thursday, August 9, 2018 | 3:42 PM

Scottish first minister urges UK government to resolve snags affecting Edinburgh event

Nicola Sturgeon has accused the UK government of undermining the Edinburgh international book festival by failing to resolve ’authors’ difficulties in obtaining visas.

The festival’s director, Nick Barley, has said some of the invited writers have been “humiliated” by the process they had to endure to get into the UK.

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