3 articles
• via BBC News
East Lothian Council's parking meters draw unprecedented vandalism in North Berwick, costing £38,000 pre-launch. Ignored petitions and budget excuses reveal councils' revenue grabs alienating communities amid service cuts.
• via BBC News
TfL's £10m-£11m yearly spend on Tube graffiti reveals failed prevention, diverting funds from services as vandalism spikes unchecked by police partnerships. This drains commuter-funded budgets in a pattern of public disorder.
• via The Standard
TfL removes one graffiti tag every three minutes from Underground trains, yet Central line vandalism surges without arrests or deterrence. This exposes institutional reliance on cleanup over enforcement, deepening public transport decay.