Interesting Links for 24-09-2013

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• BBC News - Traffic wardens issue 'dodgy' parking tickets to meet 'targets'
  Many years ago, when I passed my probation as a traffic warden (about a week or two before I quit), they did say several, times that I needed to 'improve my quotas'. There were no explicit targets for us there, but there was definitely pressure to give more tickets.
  (tags: parking posttofacebook cars local government money UK interesting )
• A Selection of Especially Stupid Benefit Sanctions
  'Cruel, arbitrary and ridiculous reasons why people have their benefits stopped'
  (tags: posttofacebook fail money UK benefits culture )