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Commercial sponsorship of Scout Association by B&Q - does it bother you?

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JustineMumsnet · 14/06/2011 14:16

It seems that B&Q are sponsoring a new DIY badge for the Scout Association which comes on top of Rolls Royce sponsoring science and Serco sponsoring an environment badge.

What do you think - should corporates be allowed to advertise on kids stuff like this? Is it harmless and a good way of getting business to pay for things or more sinister?

(NB Telegraph asking what I think - thought I'd ask you!)

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JustineMumsnet · 14/06/2011 22:03

@madwomanintheattic

i think it's brilliant. no children actually notice or care, so any liberal angst is entirely misplaced.

perchance a tad biased...

No, it's a straight question and I have no interest in influencing the answer. Not sure how else I could have asked it tbh?

Thanks for the input everyone. I think it's quite an interesting one. Personally I'm not particularly bothered by this but there are certainly some forms of commercial sponsorship around kids' things that would bother me. So pinning down what does and doesn't irk is quite an interesting process for me.

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JustineMumsnet · 14/06/2011 22:32

oh bugger i'm deleting all the evidence!

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JustineMumsnet · 14/06/2011 22:47

@madwomanintheattic

'commercial sponsorship of scout badges - what do you think?' - look no bias!

Not bothered

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JustineMumsnet · 14/06/2011 23:09

Do I look bothered?

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