04 Feb, 2022 ASA publishes findings on racial and ethnic stereotyping in ads By Brinsley Dresden The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published the findings of its project which looked at the extent to which the...
30 Jun, 2021 Matt Hancock becomes a fitting but unwitting face of 'Illicit Encounters' site By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Much has been made of the political fallout around disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who was caught in flagrante delicto...
03 Apr, 2020 With Cannes cancelled, the Lewis Silkin Lion for the most offensive Easter advert of all time goes to.......(drum roll)......Paddy Power! By Brinsley Dresden This is the time of year when the ASA issues its perennial guidance about not publishing ads with an Easter theme that will cause serious...
24 Mar, 2020 Missguided? Yes they were. By Brinsley Dresden Can you spot the difference between these two ads? Is one more harmful than the other? Apparently so. The Advertising Standards Authority...