Ethical Ad Agencies & the Other Sort

Very interesting discussion at Adliterate about the prospect of further regulation (junk food and alcohol advertising) and the, arguably spectacularly ill-judged, petition launched by Campaign magazine against further regulation. Even an unreconstituted diehard cynic might wonder why, where most industries would lobby and keep their head down, the good old ad industry parades its irresponsibility? The later comments & links about advertising's role in resisting the tobacco advertising ban are an education their own right here