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**Chris** · 18-03-2015, 07:48

The Tories are using a loophole in election law to produce American-style attack adverts in the run up to the general election in May. It's still illegal to run these on British TV, but the internets are a free for all. This is their latest:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_DJ64bPBOw

It uses footage of the young Eds in the late 1990s, advising Gordon Brown.

What do we think this adds (if anything) to the debate? Should ads like these be allowed on TV?

18-03-2015, 07:48	#1
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,396	American-style attack ads in UK elections The Tories are using a loophole in election law to produce American-style attack adverts in the run up to the general election in May. It's still illegal to run these on British TV, but the internets are a free for all. This is their latest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_DJ64bPBOw It uses footage of the young Eds in the late 1990s, advising Gordon Brown. What do we think this adds (if anything) to the debate? Should ads like these be allowed on TV?