> city squares and skate parks and pedestrian zones that were once public are now being insidiously privatised, monitored via CCTV and policed by private security guards.<p>I detest "box parks"[0]. It's a mall. An outdoor cramped shopping mall with places to eat. If you just sit there with a laptop using the free wifi, someone from a nearby stall will politely ask you to take a table that won't hinder their future potential customers.<p>0: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxpark" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxpark</a>