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So are prime minister Boris Johnson and his chief adviser Dominic Cummings (Dom as his friends call him, assuming he has any) a danger to democracy? Well they might be if you think media access to our elected leaders is ...

Engine was the lucky agency charged with the Government’s ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ campaign which has officially been deemed a waste of time and money – not for the agency or some media owners of course. The Government ‘only’ managed ...

By Jes Conway “Less Heat and More Light, Please…”: On Ad Agencies, Brexit and Understanding Consumers Did I miss the bulletin where MAA was taken over by The Daily Mail? I only ask because Archie Heaton’s intemperate invective on agency ...

By Archie Heaton London’s liberal bubble was well and truly popped last week when those working in advertising shockingly discovered that the British people had voted for Boris Johnson. To make matters worse, Shoreditch was equally perplexed to find out ...

After the 2016 EU referendum, despite much doom and gloom, consumer confidence remained remarkably positive. Fast forward to 2019, with the Brexit outcome seemingly more uncertain than ever, and the picture is very different. The British Retail Consortium recently reported ...

More politics but when the breaking ad story of the day in the UK seems to be Asda looking for a cat to star in its Christmas ad.. Here’s a neat poster for the Economist from Proximity recalling the great ...

At least the Out of Home industry seems to be be accruing some benefits from Brexit. The UK government has kicked off its “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign with lots of posters, courtesy of Engine and media agency Manning Gottlieb ...

Government minister (and one-time Boris Johnson foe) Michael Gove is due to announce details of the UK government’s £100m campaign to prepare the country for Brexit next week – with the less than rousing “Get Ready” as its theme. Some ...

Looks like new UK PM Boris Johnson is preparing to do his bit for the ad industry as he prepares to wrench the country kicking and screaming from the EU (some of the country anyway) with his minions letting it ...