‘Ugly’ phone boxes that blight UK streets should be removed, says thinktank

Exclusive: Create Streets calls for legislation to make it easier to remove kiosks that attract litter and graffiti

The new Labour government should remove “ugly” modern phone kiosks that are blighting high streets and attracting litter and graffiti, a leading thinktank has said.

A report by Create Streets, founded by the government adviser Nicholas Boys Smith, says there is little need for phone boxes any more and that they do not feature much on the streets of Paris or New York.