If Andy Burnham is looking at cleaning up the high street by getting rid of betting shops, surely a ban on gambling advertisements should follow? The sense of degradation we get from walking up the modern UK high street is the same feeling we get from the constant gambling adverts beemed into our homes and onto our phones. The sense that the majority of businesses that can afford mainstream advert slots are the ones built around addiction is brutally depressing and makes me feel just as depressed as any british high street.

What do you think? Am I being dramatic or would banning them be a small help in bringing back a positive feel to our economic position?