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I'm not sure I'd call it 'very sad'. We have very strict rules about political advertising in the UK, and I'm pleased that they get upheld. In any case, the ad
by growse 8y ago
I'm not sure I'd call it 'very sad'. We have very strict rules about political advertising in the UK, and I'm pleased that they get upheld.
In any case, the ad seems to be having no trouble reaching people.
- tomp 8y agoIt’s not political, it’s an appeal to morality. Just like ads to support e.g. children’s hospitals, which I see all the time on UK TV. Banning this ad is highly hypocritical.
- growse 8y agoRead Clearcast's opinion again. It has nothing to do with the fact that the content was political, but because it contravened a very specific rule about one organisation running a political message on behalf of another.
- 7952 8y agoMorality is a central part of politics though. We like to think that the environment can be scientific and apolitical. But that is not the case. Caring about the rainforest or whatever is a political choice. We don't have to do anything. And environmental politics is always about projecting that morality onto other people who may not agree with you. That is why it is necessary to observe the niceties of democratic society. And really the politicisation of these kind of issues ia better than apathy.