Quote Originally Posted by johnboy View Post
Ain't that the truth!
You sure dribbled a bib full there Ken!
A democratic government should be: of the people. by the people, for the people.
Employees of the government are 'civil servants', ie servants of the civilians in that they work for the good of the general population.
Sadly that seems to have been forgotten.
If it's any consolation to you though mate you lot don't have it on your own. It's universal throughout government departments the world over.

(Please don't ask me how I know this; suffice to say that we're trying to build a new house/shed adjacent to a State Highway...sob!)


I can imagine the hoops that you're having to jump through in order to please some pompous over zealous bureaucrat. And the sad thing is that you can't get rid of the pricks.