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Scottish independence: Glasgow subway operator SPT removes 'political' posters | Scottish independence: Glasgow subway operator SPT removes 'political' posters |
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Posters advertising pro-independence website Wings Over Scotland have been removed from the Glasgow subway system. | Posters advertising pro-independence website Wings Over Scotland have been removed from the Glasgow subway system. |
Operator Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) said it did not allow any political content in advertising. | |
A spokesman for SPT said the posters had "slipped through their net" and were deemed in breach of guidelines. | A spokesman for SPT said the posters had "slipped through their net" and were deemed in breach of guidelines. |
Stuart Campbell, who runs the Wings Over Scotland site, denied the posters themselves were political and accused SPT of suppressing debate. | Stuart Campbell, who runs the Wings Over Scotland site, denied the posters themselves were political and accused SPT of suppressing debate. |
An SPT spokesman said: "SPT advertising contract guidelines state that Subway sites should not be used to campaign or lobby for political benefit. | An SPT spokesman said: "SPT advertising contract guidelines state that Subway sites should not be used to campaign or lobby for political benefit. |
"Our advertising agency applies that standard to all commercial bookings but unfortunately this particular ad slipped through their net. The ad was taken down as a result." | "Our advertising agency applies that standard to all commercial bookings but unfortunately this particular ad slipped through their net. The ad was taken down as a result." |
Mr Campbell said he was "disappointed, but not exactly surprised" by the decision which he said had been made by an organisation "dominated by Glasgow Labour councillors". | Mr Campbell said he was "disappointed, but not exactly surprised" by the decision which he said had been made by an organisation "dominated by Glasgow Labour councillors". |
He said: "The content of our website is political, but no more so than the numerous union-supporting newspapers the Subway does accept advertising from, and the advert itself made no political statements whatsoever. | He said: "The content of our website is political, but no more so than the numerous union-supporting newspapers the Subway does accept advertising from, and the advert itself made no political statements whatsoever. |
"It simply advertised the site as a source of information." | "It simply advertised the site as a source of information." |
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