Advertising Association Launches Promote UK a new industry group

Promote UK, launched today by the Advertising Association in support of the Government’s Industrial Strategy, is a new industry group formed to position the UK as the top global hub and centre of excellence for advertising as the post-Brexit transition period approaches. Promote UK will work directly with DIT and ensure UK advertising takes a central place in the GREAT campaign. The group’s objectives will be to raise awareness of UK advertising at scale to drive reputation; target key influencers and decision-makers for in-depth engagement; and ensure marketing services are…

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You Don’t Look Like A Lesbian: Asylum Aid highlights the difficulties faced by victims of sexual violence when seeking protection in the UK.

When Nina (not her real name) went into her interview she was alone. Having been beaten because of her sexuality, and raped by her own father, Nina was forced to flee the only home she ever knew. When she went to the UK authorities she thought she had found help. But they wouldn’t believe her. And she had nobody to advise her on what to do. Adding to a growing list of evidence of unfair questions being put to vulnerable people seeking protection in the UK, the charity Asylum Aid…

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