podgerodge
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It must be great to be an armchair expert after spending 5 minutes reading the website.Those Think Contraception TV ads seem to be on every ad break tonight - how much money is being spent on this crap? They are run by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency - another bloody quango - who spend money coming out with statements, and I quote, like:
"Large-scale research commissioned by the Agency, has shown that among 18 25 year olds, 26% did not report consistent use of contraception in the last year"
Wow, I'm bowled over.
I visited the website - more money spent on that. I can see them all self-congratulating themselves over their good work.
According to their 2007 report "In 2007, the Agency made great strides in the area of
improving knowledge about relationships and sexuality among adolescents through home-, school and community-based education."
So, did crisis pregnancies drop in 2007? If they made "great strides" I assume so? But no figures here to back it up...
"In 2007, the Think Contraception website received 58,646 visits." 'Visits' not defined of course. I cynically think of 55,000 bots from North America.
"Research undertaken in December 2007 found that 75% of the target audience was aware of the Think Contraception campaign and its message, No matter where or when,
Think Contraception. 77% agreed that the Think Contraception campaign makes people more likely to think about or plan for the use of contraception."
Great then. The problem of unwanted pregnancy must be nearly solved by now.
Sorry, just think the whole thing is a waste of taxpayers money. (excl support given to people with crisis pregnancies)
It must be great to be an armchair expert after spending 5 minutes reading the website.
Such as?H but i think the money could b spent on better things than endless research and reports..
It must be great to be an armchair expert after spending 5 minutes reading the website.
Such as?
I'm 26 and the extent of my sex education at school was a talk about periods when we were 15 and a talk from some born again virgin canadian people when we were in leaving cert (when 2 people in the year were pregnant). I think these ads are a start but it really needs to be done in schools. I'd gladly go into a school and tell girls exactly what its like to be pregnant and give birth and have a baby and see if that might wake them up a bit.
I'd have thought that TV time would need to be booked well in advance? I don't recall seeing these ads before, so I'm guessing that they have been produced this year.I wonder have these ads anything to do with the rumours prior to the Budget of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency's impending abolition? Sounds like as good a way as any of blowing an unspent budget in a hurry.
I'd have thought that TV time would need to be booked well in advance? I don't recall seeing these ads before, so I'm guessing that they have been produced this year.
The problem with the government finances and the risk of quango cutbacks have both been well flagged in the media for several months at this stage.
Contraception protects from more than just unwanted pregnancy.
I agree 100% that sex education should start in school but that's not to say these ads are a waste of money.
Don't we allI get a little tired of armchair experts
i Often Wondered, What If You Made Ill Informed, Half Assed Comments About Furniture Designed For One Person - Would You Still Be Called An "armchair Expert" ?
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