Submitted on Monday 27th June 2016
Rejected on Tuesday 5th July 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Form an independent body to audit the claims and promises that politicians make.
Companies can't advertise using false information, else they face large fines from the ASA, yet politicians can make claims and promises that are false, or they can't/don't keep without any liability. The Brexit campaign on both sides is a good example of this where misinformation was used liberally
Political advertisements are exempt from the advertising codes of conduct: https://www.cap.org.uk/Advertising-Codes/Non-Broadcast/CodeItem.aspx?cscid={00b85969-8e8f-4aaa-aa3e-3d1b3e49860b}#.V3EIC6JrZ6I
In June 2004, the Electoral Commission reported that, although the Committee on Standards in Public Life had urged the political parties to adopt a new code of practice, self-regulation by the political parties was unlikely to be achieved. Party political ads remain unregulated
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