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Extra, Extra

Midweek news. Sorry it’s late: but maybe you can read it over your pint instead of on the train.

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Gatwick Express ‘Fastest Journey Time Into London’ Is Misleading

So says the ASA, reckoning First Capital Connect to be just as fast on average. (Oh, and FCC are also cheaper.)

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ASA Rules Stansted Express Ads ‘Misleading’

National Express has had its knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Agency over posters which they say imply that a train to central London only takes 35 minutes. If your definition of central London is Tottenham Hale then this is correct but for those with …

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‘Offensive’ Anti-Terror Radio Ad Banned

By James Green via the Londonist Flickrpool Keeping your curtains closed and paying with cash are two of the latest things highlighted as suspicious behaviour in yet another Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) ‘grass up thy neighbour’ initiative in the name of anti-terrorism. The …

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Scare Attraction’s Scary Ad Banned From Tube

The infamous Tooley Street turf war of who can be the scariest clearly caused Merlin’s corporate PR machine to step up a notch, taking up digital advertising space on the Underground. Unfortunately, their creatives got a bit carried away and freaked some small kids out …

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ASA To Assess Accuracy Of Atheist Adverts

And Lo… actually, scrap that, it’s far too predictable a way to start a report on the latest events surrounding the Atheist Bus. Less predictable however, is the complaint that has recently been lodged with the advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Sure, we …