Spied a story today about how local authority parking wardens were going to be rebranded as Civil Enforcement Officers. I presume this means they will get the power to levy fines on any particular piece of behaviour the local authority deems a potential money raiser.

It seems to me that breaking the rules and paying a penalty (the new buzz word for a fine) is now regarded as a legitimate way of lining civic coffers, so expect your local authority to become ever more creative with its definition of wrong doing!