Fugitive from Sanity, I have carefully explained, above, exactly why BP is an English company.

It takes little or no searching to find many Americans, from Obama down, referring to BP as "British Petroleum" (which is no longer their name) and emphasising BP's headquarters in St James, London (England). Since those things are irrelevant to BP's liability or responsibility (often not the same thing) why are they emphasised save as a matter of prejudice?

The vast preponderance of utterances from the USA focus on BP - and few on Transocean, Halliburton, or Cameron-Cooper, whose products actually failed in use. Why should that be so save as a matter of prejudice.

By all means condemn BP if and to the extent that it is guilty, but not because it is English.

I should appreciate an authority for the allegation that BP is prohibiting cleanup workers from wearing necessary protective clothing. If they were subject to English law in respect of those acts (they are not, since the alleged acts occur outside the jurisdiction) that would itself be an offence under health and safety legislation, regardless of any injury sustained.