I was going to post something about the frankly creepy talking CCTV cameras that are slowly spreading across the country.
Instead, however, let me refer you to Harry Hutton, who has already said everything I wanted to say:
Who are these people issuing the orders? If anyone can give me the name and address of one, I’ll follow him around with a bullhorn, yelling impertinent advice in his ear-hole all day. See how he likes it.
I’ll tell you what might work. Instead of badgering everyone from a control centre, they could dress up in nice blue uniforms and go down and stand in the street. We could call them “policemen”.