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Judith Duffy

John Lewis advert is ‘lazy’ and depiction of care ‘falls short’, says Scots academic

IT has won praise as a heartwarming Christmas advert depicting a new dad’s preparations to welcome a foster child.

But a Scottish film academic has launched an attack on this year’s John Lewis festive offering, with ­accusations it is “lazy”, has “tired ­sit-com clichés” and that the ­depiction of care “falls short”.

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