*An evidence-based assessment*
For nearly four decades, Shell and the campaigner John Donovan, together with his late father Alfred, have been locked in a dispute that began as a commercial disagreement over promotional ideas and has since expanded into one of the longest-running corporate feuds of the modern era. Much has been written about this saga, including by the Donovans’ own websites and, more recently, by AI chatbots asked to summarise it. This piece sets aside the rhetoric on both sides and asks a narrower question: what does the documentary record, read directly rather than through anyone’s characterisation of it, actually establish?
Posted by John Donovan: 10 April 2024
In an astounding turn of events that shocked no one, Shell’s ex-bigwig, Ben van Beurden (left), managed to stuff his pockets with an extra £8.9 million last year, elevating his total take from the oil giant to a modest £95 million. Who said being an eco-villain doesn’t pay well?
Posted on 12 November 2023 by John Donovan
As always, Shell is cordially invited to point out any factual inaccuracies, although we suspect they’re too busy counting their rising profits to bother.
Posted 13 June 2023 by John Donovan
