Nick complains that the bar is being raised “even higher” ethically…

Yet, he defends his deal with BP when the vast majority of the culture sector accepts that oil money crosses a red line…

…and even backs BP as it abandons its already weak climate commitments.

He has no leg to stand on here!

Importantly, there have not been protests against unethical corporate sponsors engaging in what he terms “criminal damage”.

Also Baillie Gifford chose to withdraw its funding.

But the goal of Fossil Free Books was for BG to divest!

So how much did the firm *really* care about culture? 🤔 2/x

And we can’t have that conversation Nick wants about how we pivot away from fossil fuels when you’re *literally* endorsing the industry that is wedded to doing exactly the opposite, slashing renewables spending and ramping up oil and gas drilling.

Wake up and smell the ☕️ Nick.
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“The reality is we all use fossil fuels…it’s not binary…”

And here, Nick parrots the deflection used by the fossil fuel industry, the idea that individuals are somehow as responsible as $ billion oil firms that lobby politicians and drill new fields on a massive scale.
🛢️🛢️🛢️🙄
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And no, the reality is not that the roof will fall in if the BM doesn’t accept BP’s money - this sort of scaremongering is misleading and beneath the Director.

Alternatives exist and many major museums have identified them.

This is a failure of imagination and ethical standards by Nick.
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