A systematic campaign by neo-fascist climate-denying BNP supporters seems to have achieved just what it wanted; the BNP campaigned against these ads and won.
Further to Left Foot Forward’s story here about the decision of the Advertising Standards Authority to ban two climate change ads, it is important for us all to be clear just why the ASA caved in to pressure and made this bizarre decision to ban the excellent “nursery rhyme” adverts on man-made climate change
So, look at this link, not widely picked up last week; here are some of the things said at this notable location:
“This development comes just six weeks after the BNP’s “Operation Fightback” urged supporters to lodge complaints with the ASA over misleading Government claims made in its ‘man-made’ global warming ‘Action on CO2’ television adverts.
“These used the words ‘scientists agree’ in connection with disputed and in some cases, retracted, IPCC findings.
“Specifically Operation Fightback pointed out that the use of the words “scientists agree” implied that all scientists agreed with the now largely debunked IPCC claims made for “man-made” global warming, something which is manifestly untrue.”
There we have it: a systematic campaign by neo-fascist climate-denying BNP supporters seems to have achieved just what it wanted. To sum up, the BNP campaigned against these ads and the ASA did what the BNP were calling for.
It is worth noting also this SERA piece:
“While the ASA decision was dreadful, it is important to be clear nevertheless that the ASA did NOT uphold most of the complaints against this ad campaign.”
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Free The Whale
This Rupert Read guy should be thrown out of the Green Party forthwith. Who the hell does he think he is with these views? The Green Party just lost my family’s votes – the man is a disgrace and why this blog has anything to do with him is anyones guess.
Jan Novak
Well done to the BNP and their supporters.
‘climate-denying BNP supporters’
Nobody in the BNP denies that the climate is not changing. The climate is changing and its not man made, climate change is happening due to natural events and if you had read the report on the BNP site you would have found that out. But the BNP are climate fascists and everything the BNP says or does is evil.
Rupert Read
[Sigh…]
67251: As I have already pointed out above, I HAVE taken this up with the ASA: they have not deigned to reply. When and if they do reply, you can be sure that I will point out what they have said, here.
Free the Whale: The kind of person who determines how his whole family votes is not the kind of person who votes Green Party anyway… So, frankly, I don’t believe that we just LOST your vote through this post. And I can tell you: Greens are thoroughly annoyed and angry with the ASA for the appalling way they have acted here.