Contradictions galore

Abstract

A letter by Charles Buttigieg (The Times, October 9) is food for thought indeed! Mr Buttigieg complains about a disproportionate fine of Lm50 meted out to him by 'green wardens' for the repulsive crime of having spilled water from the back of his garden after watering his plants. He says that wardens rarely venture out into the countryside where the real infringements are witnessed. These 'green wardens' are a far cry from the wardens Nature Trust has long been campaigning for since they are little more than housekeepers, on the lookout for trifling infringements and with a very narrow definition of environmental care - merely that streets should be clean!