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shadowfirebird:

‘In Colchester, litter wardens are taking pictures of alleged offenders to publish them in the local paper. One local council has been reported as using officials to check car numbers outside homes to see who is sleeping with whom, for God knows what purpose. Children as young as eight are among 5,000 private citizens across the country recruited as paid ‘covert human intelligences sources’.’

The Spies ….. (1984 audiobook at the archive.org)

Source: shadowfirebird