F***Me, Gordon Brown Is The Famous Face Of Fiji
THAT is Gordon Brown’s smiling face beckoning holidaymakers to Fiji.
No, not the escape him, rather to meet him there. As the Independent reports:
Jane West, the director of the Fiji Visitors Bureau, says: “Gordon Brown has taken his fair share of criticism lately and has been under a lot of pressure in his job. The advert is saying that if you’ve had a tough time lately, where would you rather be in the middle of February, Britain or Fiji? It’s an exotic island and is a great place to come to get away from your troubles.”
The poster was designed by the London agency DK Advertising and approved by Downing Street and the Advertising Standards Authority. It was meant to be one in a series of adverts starring other figures who might want to get out of the country. But the others, who include the Duke of Edinburgh, London’s Mayor Ken Livingstone, and Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader who cost the French bank Société Gé*érale £3.6bn, are said to have refused to give permission for their images to be used, leaving Mr Brown as the sole face of Fiji.
Stel Tzirki, the media director of DK Advertising, adds: “We wanted to use the others too, but it was going to be too much hassle to get permission. Downing Street agreed that we could use Gordon Brown’s image as long as it was not derogatory and it did not appear that he was endorsing the islands in any way. We showed them the image of the Prime Minister with the red flower behind his ear and they said it was okay to use.”
Can you get a kilt in a grass finish?
Posted: 21st, February 2008 | In: Politicians Comments (5) | TrackBack | Permalink
