Comments for Behind Blue Eyes

Comment on On banning advertisements by tattyfalarr

tattyfalarr — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:53:06 +0000

“It is a simple case of TfL taking the view that it does not wish to be a party to messages which many of its customers would find unpleasant.”

Precisely. People can say whatever they like providing it doesn’t cost someone else money to repeat it.

Comment on On banning advertisements by Electro-Kevin

Electro-Kevin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:04:15 +0000

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2130221/Britain-sale-How-long-foreign-power-turns-Britains-lights.html

Off topic. An interesting article/book on why it’s been utterly stupid to allow public and private corporations to fall into foreign ownership.

Comment on On banning advertisements by Furor Teutonicus

Furor Teutonicus — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:51:26 +0000

Then they must expect pleanty of court appearences to defrend themselves against descrimination.

Either that, or they accept ALL legal advertising, or they accept none.

Comment on On banning advertisements by Electro-Kevin

Electro-Kevin — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:58:30 +0000

Quite right, Blue.

It’s almost as wierd as homosexuals forcing the Christian Church to deny scripture when they could have kept quiet and settled for being accommodated generously, as they were.

Comment on On banning advertisements by Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:09:38 +0000

Not sure I like the tone of your comment, perhaps a slightly less confrontational word than “queer” if you feel like commenting here again?

Comment on On banning advertisements by Sean O'Hare

Sean O'Hare — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 15:32:25 +0000

I agree that as a public corporation, TfL are at liberty to allow or decline advertisements as they see fit, but this was obviously a political intervention by Boris as titular head. I am quite sure that if Boris had not been tipped off about the ad probably, by a gay TfL employee, it would have passed the corporations vetting unoticed. Boris has absolutely nothing to do with the day-to-day running of TfL so why get involved in this? What with his pink stetson an all he seems to be going out of his way to secure the queer vote, but at what price?

Comment on On banning advertisements by Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:26:34 +0000

I disagree, they should have a transparent policy that they stick to. I don’t see why they should be forced to carry adverts that don’t match overarching policies not to upset customers. It’s not as though TfL has a monopoly on all advertising in the city!

Comment on On banning advertisements by Furor Teutonicus

Furor Teutonicus — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:07:27 +0000

If they allow one, they must allow all. Or are these spaces only to be used by “approved by the politbüro” advertisers?

I would have thought London being so BIG on “democcracy” and other commy ideas, they would have been the first to apprieciate that “democcratic ideal”.

Comment on On banning advertisements by Blue Eyes

Blue Eyes — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:51:02 +0000

I think the policy should be transparent and predictable (and I bet it is) but why should a public corporation be obliged to display and advert which might upset many of its customers?

Comment on On banning advertisements by Furor Teutonicus

Furor Teutonicus — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 12:10:08 +0000

Is Transport for London private, or public owned? If public, then they have a duty to offer space to ever wishes to use it, so long as what they “advertise” is legal. PRIVATE companies, however, have no such obligation.