"Further plans include halving the number of litter bins, forcing residents to take responsibility for cleaning the areas outside their properties, selling off sports centres to private companies, using volunteers to run libraries, parks and children's centres, and reducing the role of the local authority in education."

http://westminster.londoninformer.co.uk/2010/11/more-traffic-wardens-as-1000-j.html

A chilling vision of things to come.