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Advertising has become normalised in our children’s lives, on screens, in the media and on our streets. With our new Adspotters on the School Run project, we’re asking you to capture the ads you see on your way to or from school, and talk to children about ads in their lives. But why is this…Continue reading Is advertising consuming childhood?
The UK Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government have been consulting on proposed changes to the planning system and in particular the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This is a unique opportunity to raise the issues with outdoor advertising and push for national change in terms of how councils can use planning regulations as…Continue reading Planning for less outdoor advertising?
In this blog, part of the Bad Publicity series, Dr Amy Isham from Swansea University, examines the ways in which advertising moulds our values towards materialism and the consequences this has for us, our children and the planet. …Continue reading When ads get into our psyche: Materialism and its consequences for people and planet