'Financiers; and literary prizes and festivals

       In the Financial Times Nick Rice looks at the continuing ties between 'financiers' and literary prizes and festivals, in Buy the book, as:

Although anti-establishment attitudes are common in the literary world, such protests are still surprisingly rare. As anti-capitalist demonstrators camp out in bustling financial centres, financiers and organisers of literary festivals and book awards have continued to engage with one another.

       Sadly, of course, literary folk can rarely afford to decline even the dirtiest money, whether in the form of festival invitations or actual prize-cash.