Labour-Led Council Bans Adverts for Hybrid Cars, Airports and Baby Formula – Guido Fawkes

Labour-Led Council Bans Adverts for Hybrid Cars, Airports and Baby Formula

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In the left’s latest move to suck the joy out of living, Labour-run Sheffield council has voted to ban all supposedly “harmful” adverts in the area. Taking on board the woke Adfreecities’ advice, it looks like this council is just the first to succeed in nullifying our streets. Unsurprisingly, sinful companies relating to junk food, vaping and gambling are amongst those targeted…

This time though, the local nanny-state has gone further. The council is banning any advert that links to climate change. That includes airlines, airports, and anything not “green”. Even ads for hybrid cars and baby formula aren’t allowed to be seen..

Benjamin Elks of the TaxPayers’ Alliance puts it plainly:

“Local taxpayers expect councillors to be delivering services, not wasting time on this pointless nannying nonsense“.

Despite recognising that this will hit advertising revenue by 20-30% (up to £84,000 a year), the council still feels they’re fighting the good fight to “raise awareness“. Not like there are more important issues councils should be focussing on. Yet another Labour council wasting taxpayers’ time and money…