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Research from VCCP and APG reveals the industry needs to wake up to its image problem

Stuart Mitchell

Two significant pieces of new research published today by VCCP Group and the APG reveals that an “insider culture” is making careers in advertising feel inaccessible to young people from across the UK. The national survey of 2,000 16 – 24 year olds showed that around a fifth of young people (18%) feel that being unable to afford a move to London stops them from considering creative careers. This increases to a quarter of young people in some regions, such as the West Midlands. Only 35% of young people from working…

Authorities poised to wield new legislation to ban films featuring LGBTI characters

Stuart Mitchell

Reacting to the news that the Russian media regulator is poised to censor online content containing references to LGBTI people or rights, including banning movies and TV series featuring LGBTI characters, Natalia Zviagina, Amnesty International’s Russia Director, said: “The Russian authorities are preparing to further scapegoat and stigmatize LGBTI people in the country through new homophobic legislation, including by perversely banning globally acclaimed movies like Brokeback Mountain and Call Me by Your Name. “This unabashed censorship shows that the Russian authorities are wholly out-of-step with human rights, willing to blatantly…

New investors announced for social impact investment Fund that backs people the mainstream does not reach

Stuart Mitchell

A social impact investment fund developed by Big Issue Invest (BII), UnLtd and Shift, aimed at social enterprises and organisations from underrepresented backgrounds, has welcomed a host of further investors onboard, as the fund’s completed on its first close of £8.2m towards its £25M target size.  The fund has welcomed the following additional backers:  Big Society Capital, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the University of Edinburgh, Scope, Trust for London, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Charities Trust, Barrow Cadbury Trust and Nick Marple, the renowned philanthropist. The backers will join the existing major…

Iconic ‘LABOUR ISN’T WORKING’ advert reimagined: Non-profit asks government for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting

Stuart Mitchell

The Conservatives’ iconic ‘Labour Isn’t Working’ advert has been subverted by non-profit People Like Us as part of a new campaign designed to raise the alarm on pay inequality faced by ethnic minority workers in the UK. The reimagined artwork depicts a line of people from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and minority ethnic backgrounds “queuing for a pay rise”, with text highlighting how they’re paid an average of 16% less than their white counterparts. The campaign launch follows the Prime Minister’s major speech last week, where he stated that creating…

Scottish Government releases plan to deliver a fair and secure zero carbon energy system

Stuart Mitchell

A route map to secure Scotland’s fastest possible fair and just transition away from fossil fuels has been published. The draft ‘Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan’ sets out a plan for Scotland’s renewables revolution to be accelerated as North Sea basin resources decline. This would result in a net jobs gain across the energy production sector, with the potential to increase renewable energy exports and reduce exposure to future global energy market fluctuations. Key policy proposals published for consultation include: substantially increasing the current level of 13.4 Gigawatts (GW)…