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SidDithers

(44,228 posts) Sun Nov 11, 2018, 06:13 PM Nov 2018

Iceland anti-palm oil advert. Stunning...

Iceland’s Christmas campaign has been banned from TV because it has been deemed to breach political advertising rules.

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Iceland anti-palm oil advert. Stunning... (Original Post) SidDithers Nov 2018 OP

Saw this on Twitter, it knocked my socks off, as it were. JNelson6563 Nov 2018 #1

Outstanding!!! Great policy move. Submariner Nov 2018 #2

Great writing. Red Raider 85 Nov 2018 #3

Note that this is Iceland, the UK supermarket, not Iceland, the country. n/t sl8 Nov 2018 #4

Thanks for that addition to the thread... SidDithers Nov 2018 #5

De nada. Thanks for the OP. n/t sl8 Nov 2018 #9

Is that Emma Thompson volstork Nov 2018 #6

It is. Good catch...nt SidDithers Nov 2018 #7

I'm unusually good at that. volstork Nov 2018 #8

Impressive! JudyM Nov 2018 #11

I read ingredients. Palm oil means I don't buy it. Cicada Nov 2018 #10

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)

1. Saw this on Twitter, it knocked my socks off, as it were.

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 06:18 PM

Nov 2018

Powerful.

Submariner

(12,503 posts)

2. Outstanding!!! Great policy move.

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 06:24 PM

Nov 2018

Now Iceland needs to stop killing whales.

Red Raider 85

(102 posts)

3. Great writing.

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 06:30 PM

Nov 2018

sl8

(13,748 posts)

4. Note that this is Iceland, the UK supermarket, not Iceland, the country. n/t

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 06:37 PM

Nov 2018

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

5. Thanks for that addition to the thread...

Reply to sl8 (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 07:01 PM

Nov 2018

Sid

sl8

(13,748 posts)

9. De nada. Thanks for the OP. n/t

Reply to SidDithers (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 07:19 PM

Nov 2018

volstork

(5,400 posts)

6. Is that Emma Thompson

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 07:01 PM

Nov 2018

doing the voiceover?

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)

7. It is. Good catch...nt

Reply to volstork (Reply #6)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 07:09 PM

Nov 2018

Sid

volstork

(5,400 posts)

8. I'm unusually good at that.

Reply to SidDithers (Reply #7)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 07:15 PM

Nov 2018

It's a useless "skill!"

JudyM

(29,233 posts)

11. Impressive!

Reply to volstork (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 12, 2018, 01:52 AM

Nov 2018

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

10. I read ingredients. Palm oil means I don't buy it.

Reply to SidDithers (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 07:39 PM

Nov 2018

It’s a bit tedious but worth it. Baked items like cookies often have it. Some firms say they use good palm oil not destructive but I worry that bad palm oil has been corruptly labeled good before they get it. So I don’t take a chance.

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