tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post110234079887164977..comments2023-10-18T16:25:13.593+01:00Comments on Famous for 15 megapixels: Lambeth Traffic Wardens - worthy quarry indeedStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1102490362476513222004-12-08T07:19:00.000+00:002004-12-08T07:19:00.000+00:00Corruption in local government?
Definitely
I toy...Corruption in local government?<br /><br />Definitely<br /><br />I toyed with a theory that Lambeth employs African traffic wardens so that people feel inhibited from insulting them on the streets<br /><br />'You B.... Oh forget it'<br /><br />As a very general generalisation there is a pattern to employment demographics for unskilled jobs in the UK. African traffic wardens fit in with that pattern<br /><br />Afro-Caribbeans = Large Organisations - e.g. Councils / Supermarkets / Civil Service<br /><br />Indians/ Chinese = Shopkeepers<br /><br />East Europeans = Casual Labour / Self-employed contractors / Organised Crime<br /><br />Central Americans = Cleaners<br /><br />with each group informally maintaining its own particular monopolies.<br /><br />I'm probably being racist by making such observations even though they're trueStefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467757421113856218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225855.post-1102468391165041062004-12-08T01:13:00.000+00:002004-12-08T01:13:00.000+00:00My first reaction to the Nigerian wardens question...My first reaction to the Nigerian wardens question, along with every other dubious occurence by employees of London councils/authorities would be some form of corruption. On the Edgware Road in West Hendon I have never seen a warden in 10 years while everyone parks on the double yellow lines 24/7. I presume Barnet doesn't have a similar arrangement to Lambeth's as they are too busy in other areas like Finchley and the locals here know it well. There must be a reason and it may even be the price the shopkeepers may be prepared to pay to keep them away. Just an idea...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062717140344359936noreply@blogger.com