Concerned Over Protests, Tony Blair Cancels Book Party at the Tate Modern

2010 was clearly shaping up to be the year of the big protests outside of major British museums, but then Tony Blair had to muck it all up and ruin it for everyone. Following this summer’s events and fake-oil dumpings both inside and out of places like the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate Britain, where protesters were angry over museums’ financial affiliations with oil giant BP and its connection to the Gulf of Mexico spill, the Tate Modern looked to be next on the list after it was learned that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair wanted to host a party there to celebrate the release of his new book.