Driving into London at the weekend I was surprised to be greeted by giant photos of the Saudi Crown Prince on several electronic billboards decorating the Westway. Apparently he’s ‘Bringing Change to Saudi Arabia’. No mention, of course of public crucifixions, beheadings or the indiscriminate bombing of the Yemen. I wonder how the Advertising Standards Agency would view other nations following suit?
‘Vladimir Putin. Reaching out from Russia.’ ’Bashar al-Assad. Reuniting Syria, one city at a time’. Hypocrites? Nous?