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We live in financial times – Obama and the FT

Tom — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:46:44 +0000

On a massive billboard at Victoria Station there is an advertisement for the Financial Times. It features an excellent photograph of a huge crowd with a little figure in the corner speaking to them with the title “Who does the man everyone listens to, listen to?”

Apparently the answer is the Financial Times. Either way, it’s a great photo and intelligent advertising aimed perfectly at its audience.

Found on animalnewyork.com and reclamewereld.blog.nl

Massive lies make great political statements

Tom — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:27:31 +0000

I’m not a fan of political blogs – people ranting opinions and comment about their way the world should change, I prefer to leave that talk to the pub. But the stories recently of MEP Daniel Hannan’s attack on the NHS have lead to some unbelievable fibs being told about the NHS by lunatic campaigners across the pond.

This article in The New York Times (“British Leaders Defend Their Health Service”) sums it up pretty well and includes some crazy quotes, this one’s the best:

People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless.

(from an editorial in Investors Business Daily which has now been corrected)

Evening Standard free for all

Tom — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:14:09 +0000

Today the evening standard relaunches after its “Sorry” campaign. Obviously, there’s quite a lot of talk about it, but not as much as I thought there might be.

To set the scene, the guardian has an interview with Veronica Wadley.

Saying ‘Sorry’ for the past smacks of a Soviet courtroom ‘confession’. ‘Sorry’ has all the hallmarks of a KGB-style smear campaign.

The paper is now out on the streets and the immediate opinions on from twitter aren’t great.

The new London Evening Standard… oh dear oh dear oh dear – justin_williams

Typography? Leading? My eyes hurt!http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/ Will the Evening Standard be apologising for this? tayler

Oh Dear London Evening Standard. Oh deary me. Dboy

Kept my free copy of the “new” Evening Standard for about as long as it took me to walk across the street & back in my office. Still trash! webcowgirl

And more here: http://twitter.com/#search?q=Evening%20Standard