From: JNugent73@mail.com 
  
 On 22/09/2025 06:59 AM, Norman Wells wrote: 
 > On 21/09/2025 11:18, JNugent wrote: 
 >> On 20/09/2025 11:18 PM, Norman Wells wrote: 
 >>> On 20/09/2025 21:24, billy bookcase wrote: 
 >>>> "Jethro_uk"  wrote in message 
 >>>> news:10alrel$3cgj6$9@dont-email.me... 
 >>>>> On Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:54:15 +0100, billy bookcase wrote: 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>>> "Norman Wells"  wrote in message 
 >>>>>> news:mj5ae7Fh064U1@mid.individual.net... 
 >>>>>>> [quoted text muted] 
 >>>>>> 
 >>>>>> Advertising doesn't necessarily involve commerce. Political 
 >>>>>> advertising 
 >>>>>> being one obvious example. 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>> Political advertising is intended both directly and indirectly to 
 >>>>> raise 
 >>>>> revenue. 
 >>>> 
 >>>> The bulk of political advertising appears in the immediate run up to 
 >>>> General 
 >>>> Elections; as was also the case with the Brexit Referendum 
 >>>> 
 >>>> When it might be imagined, that by that stage,  it's rather late in 
 >>>> the day to be 
 >>>> attempting to raise the revenue to pay, for it all. 
 >>> 
 >>> It is advertising a product, namely the party, which is spending in an 
 >>> attempt to buy votes.  It's got all the elements of commerce. 
 >> 
 >> Buying votes is illegal. Even buying a drink for a voter is illegal: 
 >> "treating". 
 > 
 > Why then do they do it? 
  
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