Humza Yousaf to look at support for 'fantastic' Glasgow Aye Write festival

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.

READ MORE: Young Lanarkshire mum dies weeks after cancer diagnosis as family say 'our world has been ripped apart'Aye Write is organised by Glasgow Life, the arm's length leisure body of Glasgow City Council. His comments come after his predecessor Ms Sturgeon, a well-known book lover, took to social media to complain about the event's cancellation.

"Book festivals are opportunities to celebrate the wonder of literature and those who create it. We mustn't lose that." As a result, the Tory called on Mr Yousaf to "clarify Creative Scotland's prioritisation process in cultural funding decisions".The First Minister stated: "Of course Annie Wells would be aware these decisions are for Creative Scotland to make, and they make them independently of Scottish Government ministers."

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