Gary Glitter Lives On At Lastminute.com - Causes Offence And The Register Mess It Up Even More

I just spat out my fine English cup of tea when I read this article over at the Register:

Lastminute.com blamed an "error in judgment" after an ad plugging the sale of theatre tickets used a tasteless pun about disgraced pop star Gary Glitter and "kiddy treats.

In an email for children's theatre and plays, the ecommerce giant featured the faces of two young boys along with the heading "DOING IT FOR THE KIDS".

The email read: "Like Gary Glitter in a sweet shop, you too can have your pick of kiddy treats in London's theatre world. If you don't know what to do with your lovely sprogs, get them off the X-Box and into the theatre. These shows will definitely be their cup of Ribena..."


Now we could debate as to whether or not this is actually a blunder or a wonderful marketing campaign - they've got enough publicity haven't they?

The Register however, who have described this as "a blunder" have made their own little mistake:

"Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, was convicted in 1997 in the UK for possession of indecent images of children and was registered sex as a offender."


Gary Glitter has been registered sex?