File 14 - Granta advert complaints

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OBS/6/1/1/2/2/8/14

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Granta advert complaints

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  • October - November 1991 (Creation)

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Donald Trelford's correspondence with individuals and organisations regarding an offensive Granta advert published in the Observer in October 1991.

Correspondence includes readers' complaints about a Granta advert and promotional offers using abusive language from a Philip Larkin poem. Also includes letters from The Advertising Standards Authority Limited regarding a complaint against newspapers which published the advert as well as Trelford's response.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

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Copyright: Mainly Guardian News & Media

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