Elaine Loughlin: The Ed Sheeran and Macklemore row exposes a bigger battle over free speech

The controversy over Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour has reignited debate about Gaza, censorship and the influence of wealth

Macklemore performs during day one of Leeds Festival in Bramham Park, Leeds.

Ed Sheeran has attracted more than a little heat over the decision to drop Macklemore from his tour for speaking out about the genocide in Gaza, and rightly so.

Remaining silent, as Sheeran has continued to do, when atrocities are being carried out against an entire race, is complicity. Don't try to spin it as anything else, Ed.