Briefing: John Lewis home insurance ad’s path of destruction
John Lewis' home insurance advert has caused a storm but the real eyesore is the reaction to it, argues Post news editor Jen Frost.
John Lewis launched its polarising ‘let life happen’ home insurance advert earlier this week, a move that you might say was bolder than it expected.
The one minute long TV ad, also shown online and
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