for happier, healthier cities
More ad-free spaces coming soon Thanks to our wonderful supporters, many more streets around the UK could see a reduction in harmful adverts in the coming years. In response to our call-out ahead of the local elections earlier this month, hundreds of you contacted your election candidates asking them to sign the Adfree Cities pledge…Continue reading Adfree Cities newsletter May 2026
On March 5, Adfree Cities hosted an event at Portcullis House, opposite the Houses of Parliament, to launch our new research on outdoor advertising and inequality for an audience of MPs and civil society (and Adblock groups!). …Continue reading We’re #BetterWithoutBillboards and it’s time MPs took action
Links between outdoor advertising and inequality are laid bare in a new report from Adfree Cities. …Continue reading Adfree Cities launches new research on ads and inequality
Advertising and inequality have long been observed to go hand in hand. Research from Adfree Cities confirms that outdoor advertising is disproportionately placed in areas of existing deprivation. Continued promotion of unhealthy products like junk food, alcohol, gambling and pay-day loans in areas already affected by higher than average air pollution compounds inequality and reduces…Continue reading Unavoidable Impact