tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post835808355667175836..comments2023-10-10T11:50:55.402+00:00Comments on Marcus Wood: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-35948577835840518362009-08-12T22:07:33.774+00:002009-08-12T22:07:33.774+00:00Believe it or not Perez Hilton is backing the Lib ...Believe it or not Perez Hilton is backing the Lib Dems on this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-6343560332175868892009-08-12T11:51:02.282+00:002009-08-12T11:51:02.282+00:0021. Protect children from body image pressure by p...21. Protect children from body image pressure by preventing the use of altered and enhanced images in advertising aimed at under 16s, through changes to Advertising Standards Authority rules. We would work with industry regulators and professionals to find ways to ensure that children have access to more realistic portrayals of women (and men) in advertising<br /><br />22. Help women make informed choices by requiring adverts to clearly indicate the extent to which digital retouching technology has been used to create overly perfected and unrealistic images of women<br /><br />The first thing that should be noted is that nowhere do the words “airbrushing”, “Photoshop” or “ban” appear. The clauses are much less prescriptive than the media’s hype might have lead us to believe. <br />You shouldn't believe everything you read in the newspapers Marcus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-29089901098578547692009-08-11T10:08:19.171+00:002009-08-11T10:08:19.171+00:00"Conservatism is a political and social term ..."Conservatism is a political and social term from the Latin verb conservare meaning to save or preserve"<br /><br />I presume a 'Liberal Conservative' is someone who wishes to save and preserve our liberty, and that is certainly how I would describe my own political position.Marcus Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540289778100132614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-69696761337885230072009-08-10T12:30:54.030+00:002009-08-10T12:30:54.030+00:00Last time I checked, David Cameron considered hims...Last time I checked, David Cameron considered himself a 'liberal conservative'. Is this not a sentiment Marcus Wood shares? The public should be told.Bad Argument Internal Policenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-47213120627260223322009-08-08T07:43:48.501+00:002009-08-08T07:43:48.501+00:00But, Anonymous, you've rather missed the point...But, Anonymous, you've rather missed the point. The Conservatives don't claim to be liberals. Duh!Bad Argument Policenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385595.post-89295622465110312472009-08-03T19:32:08.067+00:002009-08-03T19:32:08.067+00:00The ban on flying the Union Jack is law - only the...The ban on flying the Union Jack is law - only the Royal Navy may fly the Union Jack. Anyone on land may fly the Union Flag.<br /><br />‘Conservatives to ban’, gets 2,430,000 results off google and if you believe everything you read on the internet, you would conclude that the Conservatives want to ban amongst other things:<br /><br />plasma televisions, electoral goods with stand by, Khat (chewed by Somalis), protests near parliament, new thermal generation, Council of Europe Flag (founded by Winston Churchill), Harry Potter for glamorizing witchcraft, and free parking at supermarkets. <br /><br />Isn't creating an impossibly beautiful woman, by photoshop and airbrush, just as wrong as making untrue claims about a product that the ASA would jump on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com