Venue admits scrapping Jewish comedian's Edinburgh Fringe show was discrimination
Philip Simon was due to perform his stand-up show at the Banshee Labyrinth last year but it was cancelled after the venue assessed his social media.
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"The reason I was given is that my views concerning the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Palestine… are in significant conflict with our venue's stance against the current Israeli government's policy and actions."
— Philip Simon , Celebrity
"The defender conceded that the defender discriminated against the pursuer, contrary to the provisions of the Equalities Act."
— David Welsh , Other
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Philip Simon was due to perform his stand-up show at the Banshee Labyrinth last year but it was cancelled after the venue assessed his social media.
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