"that" global warming advert

[Nigel Worc's]

Along with a few others on here, I complained about the global warming advert, the one where daddy reads a story to little girl, and a dog drowns, its all the motorists fault etc etc.

I've had a reply today, apparently the actual spiel wont be released to the press until March 17th.

Those who get the letter are asked to keep the actual content confidential until then.

But...... the overall result seems to be that those of us who complained are wrong, and the lentil eating sandal wearing greenie tts are correct !

[maxrider]

Isn't it a government funded propaganda ad?
What do you expect?
Sickening.

[Dan_1981]

Surely they can't force you to not reveal what it says in the letter?

[Neil H]

Act on CO2? I hate that too.

[deevlash]

I complained, not had my letter yet.

[10 Pence Short]

Neil H said:

Act on CO2? I hate that too.

I think they should launch a seedy strip club in North London. They could call it Acton CO2. That way you could get your rocks off whilst telling people you are doing everything you can in your duty to Acton CO2.

[CY88]

Nigel Worc's said:

Those who get the letter are asked to keep the actual content confidential until then.

How exactly are they going to enforce that!?

[speedchick]

Just got my letter, the press apparently get their copy of the whitewash on Monday.

939 complaints eh? I thought it was actually more than that

[mikeveal]

Forget how they are going to enforce it. They have absolutely no right to confidentiality, unless you signed a confindentiality disclosure agreement that is.

Spill the beans please.

[Tuscan Rat]

I read an article today that said £5.2million pound of road tax funds goes to the anti car groups !!!! How the fk can that be right !!!

[speedchick]

From glancing over the letter

Basically they put our concerns to the DECC and they came back with a response to them all about how what they are saying is right and we are all wrong.

And the IPCC is apparently an independant body

[Guybrush]

speedchick said:

From glancing over the letter

Basically they put our concerns to the DECC and they came back with a response to them all about how what they are saying is right and we are all wrong.

And the IPCC is apparently an independant body

Yes they've 'believed' the incorrect corrupt source in the first place upon which to base their investigations.

That's how socialism seems to operate. It's basically dishonest and they'll to anything to push their agenda.

[Guybrush]

Tuscan Rat said:

I read an article today that said £5.2million pound of road tax funds goes to the anti car groups !!!! How the fk can that be right !!!

Yes, that plus the BBC with our compulsory fee as well our taxes going on many TV 'documentaries', through front companies, to push government propaganda.

[Diderot]

Yup, just got the letter too. As an organization they will look completely stupid though given the recent deluge of scandals flooding out of the IPCC's 2007 fairy tale.

[AshVX220]

Are these letters that you got from Act On CO2, or from the advertising watchdog or some other "independant" firm?
Plus, stuff what they say, print it out on here?

[evenflow]

Received my letter from them today as well.

"La la la we're right you're wrong"

[speedchick]

AshVX220 said:

Are these letters that you got from Act On CO2, or from the advertising watchdog or some other "independant" firm?
Plus, stuff what they say, print it out on here?

They are from ASA, but the Final Adjudication seems to have come from DECC, unless I am reading the top of the adjudication wrong?

[MartG]

evenflow said:

Received my letter from them today as well.

"La la la we're right you're wrong"

Ditto :-(

As above, it looks like they simply took the government propaganda as being true, despite all the evidence to the contrary

[AshVX220]

speedchick said:

AshVX220 said:

Are these letters that you got from Act On CO2, or from the advertising watchdog or some other "independant" firm?
Plus, stuff what they say, print it out on here?

They are from ASA, but the Final Adjudication seems to have come from DECC, unless I am reading the top of the adjudication wrong?

Thanks speedchick, it's a very worrying sign of the times that even the ASA cannot maintain its independance.

[speedchick]

AshVX220 said:

speedchick said:

AshVX220 said:

Are these letters that you got from Act On CO2, or from the advertising watchdog or some other "independant" firm?
Plus, stuff what they say, print it out on here?

They are from ASA, but the Final Adjudication seems to have come from DECC, unless I am reading the top of the adjudication wrong?

Thanks speedchick, it's a very worrying sign of the times that even the ASA cannot maintain its independance.

It could be me reading that bit wrong, but right under where it says Final Adjudication it then has the DECC details (Whitehall address) and then opposite is the case number, medium being complained about and some other references.

I have just had another read through it, well as far as I can without falling asleep, and although it goes on and on about the information being correct and not likely to mislead, the very last line states...

Action: press ads (b) [the three men in a tub one] and (c)[the Jack and Jill one] should not appear again in their current form

so does that mean that they are not scary and misleading enough then???