Scottish government’s anti-Covid advert is accused of scaremongering

Frustrated viewers have slammed the Scottish government’s anti-Covid advert and accused it of ‘scaremongering’ after it showed a woman passing coronavirus onto her grandfather. The hard-hitting advert, complete with a horror movie soundtrack, shows the young woman contaminating her grandfather’s kitchen in green slime as she moves around to make him a cup of tea.  The … Read more

Business leaders rage at Matt Hancock’s ‘scaremongering’ talk

Business leaders rage at Matt Hancock’s ‘scaremongering’ talk about a second lockdown as they warn of ‘untold damage’ to businesses trying to recover from coronavirus lockdown Business leaders responded with shock and disbelief to Mr Hancock’s comments He said that England could face restrictions and very extensive local lockdowns He also warned he warned other countries … Read more

Thousands of schools to defy union ‘scaremongering’ and open full-time from next month 

Thousands of schools to defy union ‘scaremongering’ and welcome children back full-time from next month Town halls across England have worked with schools to draw up detailed plans They have pledged a return to a form of normality by the end of September The confidence is in stark contrast to pessimistic tones of education unions … Read more

Face mask ads banned for `scaremongering´ and…

Watchdog bans face mask ads for ‘scaremongering’ and ‘misleading’ coronavirus claims Two companies have been banned from using ‘scaremongering’ mask adverts  The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the adverts breached its code It stated that the adverts were ‘misleading, irresponsible and likely to cause fear’  By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 00:02 GMT, 4 March … Read more