What no cake.

[Firthy]

Well this one puts banning gambling advertising in the shade.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66119218

No cakes allowed now. I'm horrified, what is the world coming to. Let's just hide everything and pretend it doesn't exist. Won't stop me having my cake and eating it

[bobinho]

I’ll go with 12.

12 Posts before someone is along to tell us how this is the right and responsible thing to do because eating loads of cake made their wife’s friends sister fat.

Country’s a joke. Banning the advertising of cake because someone can’t look at it without diving in head first?

Hey TfL, your buses are considerably more unhealthy than the cake, how about banning them? What? They make you flipping great wodges of cash every year? Oh right, carry on then.

[Clovius Boofus]

banned by Transport for London (TfL) because it was seen to promote "foods high in fat, salt and sugar".

I don't blame them. I once saw a poster for Cats at the West End. The next day, I'm eating wild birds and shitting in other folks gardens.

[fatboy47]

I'm hankering after the good old days when a good old 2lb bag of sugar was advertised on TV as a health food.

[Buxtonclaret]

Go to work on an egg.

[bfcjg]

When you cut through all the excuses this smacks of a person.or department inventing things to keep themselves in a job, it really is borderline pathetic.

[Clovius Boofus]

Yes, that was my first thought.

[Sozturf7]

If they come up here we'd run them out of town. I hope. It's not the first of April is it.

[Clovius Boofus]

I must admit, I'm not adverse to a bit of nannying regarding healthy eating and exercise, but it has to come from the appropriate authorities, like the NHS and GPs, and not a transport company. If anyone thinks a poster, depicting a wedding cake for a West End play, is going to turn people into sugar fiends, then they really are in the wrong none-job.

[Clovius Boofus]

One thing though, this poster banning has given the play a massive amount of publicity. At first the producers would have been incredulous at the banning, now they'll be laughing their socks off.

[fatboy47]

You can get thrown jail now, in Europe, if you're caught with a picture of a cake.

[aclaretinstevenage]

You have to wonder where and when this crap will end. My mate has a taste for wedding cake being in his 3rd marriage and he's still alive!

[Clovius Boofus]

Also, who would eat a full wedding cake to themselves, apart from Mr Creosote?

[evensteadiereddie]

Crumbs!

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Let them eat cake

[Hipper]

One of the best adverts I saw was on the tube. There was a tiny picture in the middle of the white card so you had to go close to see what it was. It was a small photo of Cadbury's Fruit & Nut chocolate bar with the word 'Nosy!'.

Anyway, I noted this on the BBC news site: 'Minister Robert Jenrick ordered painting over of child asylum unit murals':

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66132158

[evensteadiereddie]

The blokes a complete nutter. A cruel and pointless decision.
Bearing in mind his earlier sacking and questionable financial dealings with a Tory donor, you've got to wonder how the hell he was given such a post.

[AfloatinClaret]

... 'Minister Robert Jenrick ordered painting over of child asylum unit murals'...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66132158

But that link doesn't tell us if there were any cakes in those murals. If there were then it's surely the right and responsible thing to do? Otherwise the migrant kids will get a false impression of this country, assume eating loads of cake is acceptable and the next thing you know they'll all end up being as fat as Bobinhos wife’s friend's sister.

[ClaretInLeeds]

I must admit, I'm not adverse to a bit of nannying regarding healthy eating and exercise, but it has to come from the appropriate authorities, like the NHS and GPs, and not a transport company. If anyone thinks a poster, depicting a wedding cake for a West End play, is going to turn people into sugar fiends, then they really are in the wrong none-job.

My other half works in public health and the research that TfL have done will more than likely drive most local authorities to push the same agenda with a country-wide ban on advertising high fat, high sugar foods.

[Rileybobs]

What’s the fuss? TfL have guidance about what they can and can’t advertise on their property, and this didn’t fall within their guidelines in the same way that I presume a McDonald’s campaign wouldn’t. Obviously this should have been established before the posters were printed and delivered which would have saved a lot of time and money.

Nobody is banning advertising showing cakes, TfL are just deciding not to display such adverts on their property which is of course their prerogative.

[bfcjg]

One thing though, this poster banning has given the play a massive amount of publicity. At first the producers would have been incredulous at the banning, now they'll be laughing their socks off.

That's if the fat buggers can bend down to put their socks on

[Hipper]

What’s the fuss? TfL have guidance about what they can and can’t advertise on their property, and this didn’t fall within their guidelines in the same way that I presume a McDonald’s campaign wouldn’t. Obviously this should have been established before the posters were printed and delivered which would have saved a lot of time and money.

Nobody is banning advertising showing cakes, TfL are just deciding not to display such adverts on their property which is of course their prerogative.

Pedant here. It means TfL ARE banning advertising showing cakes.

[Firthy]

What’s the fuss? TfL have guidance about what they can and can’t advertise on their property, and this didn’t fall within their guidelines in the same way that I presume a McDonald’s campaign wouldn’t. Obviously this should have been established before the posters were printed and delivered which would have saved a lot of time and money.

Nobody is banning advertising showing cakes, TfL are just deciding not to display such adverts on their property which is of course their prerogative.

It's advertising a West End play not a cake. It's absolutely pathetic that it's been banned because it has a wedding cake on the poster. Peole are hardly likely to rush out and start eating wedding cakes if they're not getting married. And there is no fuss about it, just a discussion on the absurdity of it (IMO)

Again IMO the world and nanny state is going mad and again IMO people need to start taking responsibility for their own lives and actions instead of looking to blame someone else for their own failings whatever they are.

[Rileybobs]

Pedant here. It means TfL ARE banning advertising showing cakes.

Well they’re not. They’re CHOOSING not to display adverts showing foods high in fat, sugar and salt. I haven’t banned pink carpets in my house, I just choose not to have them. Other people are free to have pink carpets on their own property should they choose to.

[Rileybobs]

It's advertising a West End play not a cake. It's absolutely pathetic that it's been banned because it has a wedding cake on the poster. Peole are hardly likely to rush out and start eating wedding cakes if they're not getting married. And there is no fuss about it, just a discussion on the absurdityof it (IMO)

Again IMO the world and nanny state is going mad and again IMO people need to start taking responsibility for their own lives and actions instead of looking to blame someone else for their own failings whatever they are.

The imagery on the advert didn’t meet their own advertising guidelines. It’s as simple as that. And their advertising guidelines are no doubt influenced by their own published social values.

[Firthy]

Well they’re not. They’re CHOOSING not to display adverts showing foods high in fat, sugar and salt. I haven’t banned pink carpets in my house, I just choose not to have them. Other people are free to have pink carpets on their own property should they choose to.

Wether it's banning or choosing not to display doesn't matter, it's pretty much the same thing in this case. Nobody has said they don't have the right to do it, just that it's pathetic like so much in society and the media these days (IMO)

[Firthy]

The imagery on the advert didn’t meet their own advertising guidelines. It’s as simple as that. And their advertising guidelines are no doubt influenced by their own published social values.

OK their advertising guidelines and social values are absolutely pathetic (IMO)

[Rileybobs]

Wether it's banning or choosing not to display doesn't matter, it's pretty much the same thing in this case. Nobody has said they don't have the right to do it, just that it's pathetic like so uch in society and the media these days (IMO)

But it’s not the same thing at all.

Why is it pathetic? Why would you have a problem with TfL having guidelines restricting the display of unhealthy foods in advertisements on their property? How does this affect you?

[taio]

Of course TfL has banned it. It is a bit pathetic but it's their decision to ban it and no big deal.

[daveisaclaret]

Just a poorly-written but well-intentioned rule enforced by someone at TfL who probably realises it's silly but has absolutely no reason to break the rules at their job. Mad what people get het up about these days.

[quoonbeatz]

The only scandal here is that they paid 25k for two absolutely shite posters.

[Firthy]

But it’s not the same thing at all.

Why is it pathetic? Why would you have a problem with TfL having guidelines restricting the display of unhealthy foods in advertisements on their property? How does this affect you?

It doesn't affect me directly but like many other things in modern society, I'm entitled to think they're pathetic and have an opinion on them.

I'm an old bugger with old fashioned values and think there is too much blaming of something or someone else. People need to be responsible for themselves and I think the nany state is going too far these days. It's my opinion and I'm just as much entitled to it as they are to theirs.

I cook chips in beef dripping, eat cakes, pies, pasties etc. drink beer and have the odd flutter. I'm not overweight, an alcaholic or gambling addict because it's all in moderation. I make my own choices and other people should do the same.

[Swizzlestick]

It’s alluded to earlier in the thread, but it’s more than likely a publicity stunt - which has worked a treat by the looks of it. The marketing team wouldn’t have spent 20 grand without knowing the TfL rules line by line. I get the point, it’s a bit silly but it really doesn’t matter other than to the perennially annoyed.

[Rileybobs]

It doesn't affect me directly but like many other things in modern society, I'm entitled to think they're pathetic and have an opinion on them.

I'm an old bugger with old fashioned values and think there is too much blaming of something or someone else. People need to be responsible for themselves and I think the nany state is going too far these days. It's my opinion and I'm just as much entitled to it as they are to theirs.

I cook chips in beef dripping, eat cakes, pies, pasties etc. drink beer and have the odd flutter. I'm not overweight, an alcaholic or gambling addict because it's all in moderation. I make my own choices and other people should do the same.

TfL’s central purpose, as stated on their website is;

’We aim to move London forward in a healthy, inclusive and sustainable way.’

If TFL’s stated purpose is to promote public health then I think it’s perfectly reasonable that they have advertising guidelines on their property which don’t contradict or undermine this. You’re obviously entitled to think this is pathetic, but with all respect I think people getting agitated by this are more pathetic. And I’m not really sure how your personal lifestyle choices are relevant.

[dougcollins]

Wrong thread

[timshorts]

Out of touch with reality.

If the person had been asked to attend many weddings, they would have worked out that most people take the icing off and throw it away.

[bfcjg]

I bet if the advert was Tina n Tina's wedding, Tony n Tony's wedding, Tony ( who formally identified as Tina) n Tina's( who formally identified as Tony) wedding TFL would have allowed the biggest calorie laden cake going.

[Big Vinny K]

As sure as eggs are eggs you can rely on this board to turn a ‘nothing to see here’ story about cake into a debate about snowflakes and transgender.
Only a matter of time before Black (Forest Gateau) Lives Matter gets brought up.

[bfcjg]

Don't be such an old tart.

[evensteadiereddie]

Some fruitcakes been triggered on here, that's for sure.
Don't rise to it....

[Bullabill]

I cook chips in beef dripping, eat cakes, pies, pasties etc. drink beer and have the odd flutter.

With that diet you're lucky it's not an atrial flutter.

[kentonclaret]

TFL have plenty of fast food and coffee shops on their station concourses many of which sell cake.

[Elizabeth]

Quite amusing to read posters seriously discussing the rights and wrongs of a picture of a cake.
Whether you are on a wind up or not.

[Hipper]

Banned:

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