Yesterday, LEGO announced that it had no further plans for promotional giveaways with UK newspaper the Daily Mail. While LEGO itself did not offer a reason for this decision, there has been an ongoing protest against the Danish toy manufacturer’s association with the Daily Mail, led by social media campaigners @StopFundingHate.

The Stop Funding Hate campaign states that its aim is to tackle the culture of hate, demonisation and division surrounding the Brexit referendum, and more specifically to “take on the divisive hate campaigns of the Sun, Daily Mail and Daily Express by persuading advertisers to pull their support”. LEGO responded to the campaigners by tweeting that “We have finished the agreement with The Daily Mail and are not planning any future promotional activity with the newspaper”.

Stop Funding Hate drew attention to a letter written by Mr Bob Jones, a father from London, who voiced his concern at vitriolic headlines and articles published by the Daily Mail. He specifically mentioned those surrounding the Brexit referendum, migrants, and personal attacks on High Court judges who heard the case challenging Theresa May’s right to trigger the Article 50 process without the backing of Parliament.

Click here to read the full letter

LEGO announced one new Technic set yesterday morning, the first ever licensed BMW motorcycle. Here’s the rest of the Technic lineup for 2017, though. We don’t have price or piece counts for these sets yet, but this year on the docket we’ve got an awesome scientific exploration vessel, construction crews, and even an RC-controlled tracked monster truck. Check out all seven sets below!

42064 Ocean Explorer

Check out more brand new sets:
2017 City sets
2017 Nexo Knights sets

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