Coal vigil met by Ed Miliband

Date: 6 October 2009

After months of fantastic coal campaigning as part of the Big If campaign, World Development Movement activists joined other organisations in a vigil outside the Department for Energy and Climate Change to mark the end of the government’s consultation on coal, which closed on 9 September.

Ed Miliband was enticed out of his office by the sound of classic anthems as diverse as the Beatles (Let coal be) and Pink Floyd (All in all it’s just more CO2 in the air) that had been transformed into coal songs by the ‘disciples of justice’! The crowd stood beneath giant COAL KILLS letters, alongside pictures people had chosen of the things that would be at risk if Kingsnorth went ahead.

Ed Miliband confronted the crowd, who quizzed him on his coal policies. Ed was clearly impressed by the depth of people’s knowledge on the issue.

A huge thanks to all the hundred of supporters who made submissions to the coal consultation. We will keep you updated on upcoming announcements on the UK’s coal policy.

See the coal songs in the songbook below and watch a video of the protesters on YouTube.