Valentine’s tar sands exit fails to woo critics

Unlike the anonymous Valentine’s Day greetings sent by mystery admirers, the Barclays Annual Report released on February 14th was signed by the Chairman on behalf of the Board of Directors, who may have hoped it would charm the bank’s recent vociferous environmental detractors, from high-profile cel [...]

February 2023
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Law-breakers or law-makers? ‘Barclays 7’ lauded for suffragette lineage

More than a century on from Emmeline Pankhurst’s speech from the dock at Bow Street Magistrates’ Court, great-granddaughter Helen Pankhurst echoed its words at a protest marking the sentencing of the ‘Barclays 7’ modern-day activists: “They’re not there to be law-breakers, but to be law-makers.” Alo [...]

February 2023

Don’t Bank On It – Barclays slammed in high-profile campaign

A damning open letter condemning Barclays and four other banks funnelling billions into fossil fuels greeted  readers of the Financial Times this week, while celebrity-led coverage of the Make My Money Matter (MMMM) campaign behind it invited the wider public to add their names alongside signatories [...]

January 2023
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Biggest ever day of protests hits Barclays

On November 14th, Barclays branches all over the UK were subject to protests and demonstrations against the bank’s ongoing role in accelerating the climate crisis. At well over 100 locations, campaigners from Extinction Rebellion and other groups staged interventions ranging from placards and banner [...]

November 2022

Valentine’s tar sands exit fails to woo critics

Unlike the anonymous Valentine’s Day greetings sent by mystery admirers, the Barclays Annual Report released on February 14th was signed by the Chairman on behalf of the Board of Directors, who may have hoped it would charm the bank’s recent vociferous environmental detractors, from high-profile cel [...]

February 2023
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Law-breakers or law-makers? ‘Barclays 7’ lauded for suffragette lineage

More than a century on from Emmeline Pankhurst’s speech from the dock at Bow Street Magistrates’ Court, great-granddaughter Helen Pankhurst echoed its words at a protest marking the sentencing of the ‘Barclays 7’ modern-day activists: “They’re not there to be law-breakers, but to be law-makers.” Alo [...]

February 2023
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Don’t Bank On It – Barclays slammed in high-profile campaign

A damning open letter condemning Barclays and four other banks funnelling billions into fossil fuels greeted  readers of the Financial Times this week, while celebrity-led coverage of the Make My Money Matter (MMMM) campaign behind it invited the wider public to add their names alongside signatories [...]

January 2023
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Biggest ever day of protests hits Barclays

On November 14th, Barclays branches all over the UK were subject to protests and demonstrations against the bank’s ongoing role in accelerating the climate crisis. At well over 100 locations, campaigners from Extinction Rebellion and other groups staged interventions ranging from placards and banner [...]

November 2022
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