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Drawing Red Lines – from Paris to Ffos-y-fran
I watched the twitter feed and followed the news early last December filled with a mixture of excitement at what unfolded in Paris and mild envy of companions who were immersed in the ebb and flow of events around COP 21, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC. As the reports of the…
29 Apr 2016 james -
“You come from the premise that we are guilty already” – notes from the BP AGM 2016
Bob Dudley, Chief Executive, who appears tired, pale and jowly, looks up from his notes and addresses a set of questions that have been put to the Board. This particular set from delegates at the Annual General Meeting of BP, are grouped together under the bracket of ‘concerned with climate change’. He peers out at…
20 Apr 2016 james -
New opinion poll: 2/3 of Londoners ration their heating; 3/4 want mayor who cuts bills
New opinion poll reveals Londoners’ anger over high energy bills 2/3 of Londoners rationed their heating due to high bills 3/4 of Londoners want a Mayor who will lower bills New polling conducted by Switched on London reveals that 87% of Londoners feel they are paying too much for their energy and there is cross-party…
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Edinburgh Festival drops BP. And 1 in 2 Londoners think British Museum should do the same
The news is just in: the Edinburgh International Festival is not renewing its BP sponsorship – as confirmed by the festival on Twitter. Last year, Festival star Simon McBurney criticised the BP relationship, alongside Emma Thompson, Mark Rylance, and Caryl Churchill. Several theatres including London’s Royal Court and Arcola have joined the Fossil Funds Free…
6 Apr 2016 anna -
Edinburgh International Festival drops BP as poll shows public against oil sponsorship
Edinburgh International Festival drops BP as poll shows public against oil sponsorship Sponsorship deal between BP and Edinburgh Festival dropped after 34 years New opinion poll shows 1 in 2 of Londoners want British Museum to stop promoting BP’s logo 62% of British Museum staff think BP sponsorship is ‘unethical’ Further survey details available on…
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Help find Platform a new home in 2016
Platform needs a new home. Platform is facing a problem familiar to many in London. We’re being priced out. The rent on our humble basement office is more than doubling. We’re going to use this as opportunity to find a better home for Platform. We’re quite fond of our office. For us it represents twenty…
30 Mar 2016 jane -
In Memory of Doreen Massey
She was taken away in mid conversation. The last time I saw Doreen, we met at the usual place, Small & Beautiful in Kilburn at 6.30. Doreen liked to eat early and the restaurant was near her flat. We set off on a rolling, rollicking exchange during which we voyaged over Brexit, birdwatching, Corbyn, capitalism,…
24 Mar 2016 james -
We’ve kicked BP out of Tate – but the work’s not done yet
Tate’s BP sponsorship is ending. Last Saturday Liberate Tate released a spectacular cloud of confetti through the huge space of Tate’s Turbine Hall to celebrate. In kicking BP out of Tate, the movement for fossil free culture has achieved something that appeared impossible. This post is based on a slideshow we projected inside the Turbine…
21 Mar 2016 anna -
BUDGET 2016: Oil tax breaks are the wrong course
Oil industry watchdogs Oil Change International and Platform criticised Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement today that Supplementary Charge will be halved from 20% to 10% and that Petroleum Revenue Tax will be abolished entirely. These changes will be backdated to Jan 1 2016. Greg Muttitt, researcher Oil Change International, commented: “David Cameron is right that oil subsidies rip…
