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James Charlton
James is a politics graduate who has worked in the parliamentary office of two Government ministers, and more recently as a lobbyist for the advertising industry. He is now an aspirant journalist, tweeting at @jamescharlo.
By James Charlton on August 12, 2011
The UK culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has released a map of 65 potential new ‘hyper-local’ television stations that could operate in the UK. The Government expects that most big cities, as well as towns such as Haverfordwest, Barnstaple and Poole, could viably host local TV. Local television has been a long-term Conservative Party goal, but [...]
Posted in Media, News, Politics | Tagged 000 budgets, barnstaple, channel m, culture secretary, guardian, Jeremy Hunt, limited content, manchester, Mark Dodson, measurement, poole, uk local tv, £500
By James Charlton on July 14, 2011
Another scandal. Another U-turn. Another week in coalition government. Just four months ago, Home Office minister James Brokenshire told the House of Commons that “we believe that the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) acts as an effective check on the industry and in reinforcing the standards expected”. That statement looks increasingly questionable as still more senior [...]
Posted in Media, News, Politics, PR | Tagged Andrew Grice, asa, carlton television, code of advertising practice, David Cameron, house of commons, James Brokenshire, Michael Green, mothers union, Neil Wallis, outside organisation, press complaints commission, press regulation, Rebekah Brooks, Reg Bailey
By James Charlton on June 21, 2011
Representatives from the UK advertising and media industries made the trip deep into the bowels of the Mothers Union at 8.30am this morning. An unlikely place to score a free breakfast, they gathered at Mary Sumner House in Westminster to hear from Mothers Union CEO Reg Bailey, on the recommendations he made in his government-commissioned [...]
Posted in Agencies, Clients, News, Politics | Tagged code of advertising practice, David Cameron, ddb uk, James Best, mothers union, Rae Burdon, Reg Bailey report, saatchi & saatchi, sexualisation of children in ads and broadcasting, sexy posters, tv watershed, uk government, westminster
By James Charlton on June 17, 2011
The last year and a bit has been a turbulent time for the UK government’s communicators. It was always likely to be the case, with the coalition government wielding its new broom. A haze of resignations, slightly fewer appointments, U-Turns and the promise of gargantuan spending cuts invites the question, just what on earth is [...]
Posted in Agencies, Clients, News, Politics | Tagged anti-flu campaign, cabinet office, civil service, cnetral office of information, coi, cuts, dubai, Francis Maude, George Osborne, m4c agency, Mark Lund, Matt Tee, nhs, Peter Buchanan, PR, resignations, Rishi Saha, Steve Hilton, uk coalition government, uk's biggest advertisier, WPP
By James Charlton on June 14, 2011
As director-general of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) from 2000 to 2009, Christopher Graham had a saying, no doubt loathed by advertisers who felt the strong arm of the regulator. He would often use his favoured media catchphrase, homage to the Canadian Mounted Police Force, when pushed on whether the ASA was imposing effective sanctions. [...]
Posted in Media, News, Politics | Tagged advertising, advertising standard authority, asa, BBC, brands, Chrisopher Graham, cookies, department of culture media and sport, Ed Vaizey, eu privacy law, Government, online data, privacy, uk information commissioner, websites
By James Charlton on June 6, 2011
‘Let children be children’ was launched today by Reg Bailey, chief executive of Mother’s Union, at a primary school in Balham, London. It is the second government review into the commercial world in three years, and has the personal backing of the prime minister. Advertising to children has been mentioned specifically by both David Cameron [...]
Posted in News, Politics | Tagged ads near schools, advertising, advertising association, advertising standards authority, asa, carry on camping, David Cameron, internet, let children be children, Media, mothers union, music videos, Nick Clegg, ofcom, Reg Bailey, regulation, sexy images, tv, uk government, watershed, wonderbra
By James Charlton on June 2, 2011
David Bernstein is no stranger to controversy. He was non-executive chairman of French Connection during its “f.c.u.k” ad campaign in 1997, created by the mercurial Trevor Beattie at TBWA and banned from time to time by the Advertising Standards Authority. It was ultimately successful for the clothing label. Bernstein has also a held a number [...]
Posted in Media, News, Politics | Tagged argentina, british press, corruption, David Bernstein, Dennis Skinner, falkland islands, fifa, football association, Helen Mirren, Julio Grondona, manchester city, Sepp Blatter, Sun, Telegraph, The Queen
By James Charlton on June 2, 2011
Senior advertising executives were probably quite happy to see David and Samantha Cameron scamper up the steps of 10 Downing Street last May. They had endured 13 years of hard Labour. A total ban on cigarette advertising in 2002 was followed in 2007 by severe TV restrictions on the advertising of food high in fat, [...]
Posted in Agencies, Media, News, Politics, PR | Tagged Adam Boulton, Alastair Campbell, coalition government, conservative central office, David Buckingham, David Cameron, Ed Balls, government strategist 10 downing streeet, Lord Saatchi, m&c saatchi, mothers union, Reg Bailey, saatchi & saatchi, Samantha Cameron, Steve Hilton
By James Charlton on June 1, 2011
It has long been in Britain’s interests to advertise. From ‘Rule, Britannia!’ to ‘Cool Britannia’ it’s important for the British to be, and to feel, special. As much as our politicians might think they are judged on their intelligence, experience or debating skills, they are often defined by the sort of place Britain is perceived [...]
Posted in Clients, News, Politics, PR | Tagged adspend, Alastair Campbell, cool britannia, David Cameron, Davif Cameron, George Osborne, Margaret Thatcher, rule britainia, rule britannia, Sir Martin Sorrell, Tony Blair, WPP
By James Charlton on May 30, 2011
Iconic adman and three-time election-winning Thatcher adviser turned public relations oligarch Lord Bell, speaking at an IPA event in March 2010, summed up election strategy thus: if a country’s ‘feel-good factor’ stays above a certain level, governing parties win elections. If it drops below that level, they are defeated. Sadly, there is no official measurement [...]
Posted in Media, News, Politics, PR | Tagged advertising, Barack Obama, Chris Huhne, coalition government, David Cameron, feel-good factor, Kay Burley, Ken Clarke, Lord Bell, Media, politics, PR, queen, royal wedding, Ryan Giggs, sky
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