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Council wardens - council spies ?

Billy Badger | 26.11.2004 11:50 | Analysis | Indymedia | Sheffield

Sheffield City Council sent two wardens round to my flat last week (Low Edges). They wanted to use my kitchen to carry out "observations" on another tenant they suspected of "benefit fraud". I said no. Three days later I got a letter from the council saying they'd received complaints of my "loud" television. Which is strange, as I don't own one. But...on the day the wardens came ... I had a TV box (empty) on my kitchen table. Mmm...

It makes you wonder what the role of these wardens is - are they "police auxiliaries", part of Blunkett's growing army of spies...whenever you speak to them they have little idea of local geography or knowledge, making you wonder if they are 'parachuted' into the area to do the groundwork for benefits agencies, immigration, the police, etc etc. Anyone else had similar experiences ?? BB.

Billy Badger

Comments

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  1. Another reason to oppose ID cards — I was only following orders. It's a job innit.
  2. False accusations could be harassment — Archie
  3. irate teacher — philippa
  4. Why so much suspicion in the air? — sheffielder
  5. Go on the offensive — Mr Outrage
  6. sheffield warden — dave d