The ten most controversial ads of 2007
Stephen Whiteside
The Advertising Standards Authority - the UK advertising industry watchdog - received 24,192 complaints in 2007, with objections being raised to a record 14,080 ads. This total is down on the all-time record number of objections - which is currently the 26,236 complaints recorded in 2005 - but constituted a 7.9% rise on 2006.
Some 10,685 complaints were received about a total of 2,639 broadcast ads. In all, 9,958 of all complaints related to broadcast ads - compared with slightly over 600 complaints relating to...