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What's with the Labour party adverts on MN?

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NorkyButNice · 08/02/2010 13:13

I don't know why but it makes me very uncomfortable - it feels a bit like MN ought to be impartial like the BBC when it comes to party politics (even if the people who frequent it are in the majority Labour voters).

I presume they are paying for their ads? Will the Tories and Liberals get the same opportunities?

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JustineMumsnet · 08/02/2010 18:58

Our policy as it stands is to accept political advertising, although obviously not all political advertising. I did stop and think about whether we took this one but on balance thought that Mumsnetters would want to hear what the major parties political messages were on relevant subjects. (We'd obviously accept advertising from the Tories/Libdems at exactly the same ad rate as this one).

Of course if people have major objections we're happy to reconsider this policy - we've always had a rather fluid advertising policy that took account of how you feel about things.

I do find, as an aside, the suggestion that MNHQ's position is somehow determined by my dh and that we must have a left-wing bias because he works for the Guardian a teensy-weensy bit insulting of our (and your) intelligence. The Daily Mail implied the same thing a while back and it all felt a bit 1950s if I'm honest - silly woman hasn't got a mind of her own kind of thing. I do wonder if the same inference would be made were the tables reversed...

Anyway no hard feelings Norky - it's a fair point you've raised about political advertising generally and if it makes folk uncomfortable then we should think carefully about whether it's appropriate so very happy to have the debate. Please do let us know your thoughts.

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JustineMumsnet · 11/02/2010 13:01

Tories running a counter ad now - for the record it's in the same place (talk home) and rate.

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JustineMumsnet · 11/02/2010 13:19

Just so long as you promise to turn it back on in a couple of days when they've all moved on!

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