tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103556894040956230.post2180170203339376379..comments2023-05-09T10:47:11.886+01:00Comments on #ThingsElliottSays: Miliband Goes MadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882558835033897347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103556894040956230.post-77002949443620726572013-11-11T16:28:40.620+00:002013-11-11T16:28:40.620+00:00It's called satire to expose that Ed is using ...It's called satire to expose that Ed is using children wrongly to make people believe what he is saying. He's pulling on people's heart strings to make decisions they wouldn't normally want. It also points out the real argument Ed has that he wants to stop adults from watching these adverts. I think people shouldn't be told what to watch or not to watch because then we lead ourselves into banning more things. Some people, and I know a few of them, do use Wonga not to eat or heat but pay for stuff we should allow these people and others to use them that way and a part of this is allowing advertising. <br /><br />On people turning to Wonga out of need to heat or eat I think that there is good knowledge what interest rates Wonga charges. I think people are mad to use Wonga, don't do it. I think it is wise to allow other forms of charity and reliance which this government is bringing in. Welfare payments to many people (although the number of recipients is down) is actually up, those on disability for example. Pensions have increased through the triple lock. We're allowing the community to help people be it through food banks that a Conservative Government has compassionately allowed to advertise. My advice to people who need to heat or eat is to use these routes and rely on family, neighbours and friends who give much better advice and help than any government. This is not a case of sod you and absolutely a case of let's get the best help for you.<br /><br />On 30% of children knowing these jingles as I pointed out in the piece is also neither here nor there. Children repeat a lot of things. Everyone knows the meerkats from compare the market, doesn't mean that children are buying insurance policies. Again heart string pulling in what should be a factual argument.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882558835033897347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5103556894040956230.post-73856050417469565612013-11-11T16:05:10.505+00:002013-11-11T16:05:10.505+00:00A strange article. it was obvious that Ed is conce...A strange article. it was obvious that Ed is concerned by children seeing the adverts (that have nothing normally to do with them) and then potentially putting pressure on parents if they overhear conversations about financial difficulty or not being able to afford things.According to the BBC Article from a couple of days back, 30% of children knew the advert music and jingles, and advertisers are spending higher and higher amounts targeting children's TV. To suggest Ed genuinely thinks children may try to take out loans themselves is really daft on your point, and a failure of reason and logic by you. Secondly, you show no compassion towards the poorest who feel the need to take out payday loans because of financial hardship caused by austerity and the cost of living outstripping wages. For some, it is a choice between eating and not eating this week, and in modern Britain is it a travesty that families have to make that choice. These loans aren't taken out normally by people who want a shopping spree, but by people in hardship. Payday companies target the most vulnerable who can feel they have little choice. It's just typical Tory diatribe to not understand this and see pay day loans as a perfectly normal and free market transactions, and ignore the financial coercions than drive vulnerable people to use them.Mark Scarboroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13637713682157146814noreply@blogger.com