This is an interesting story about Hong Kong where the Chinese government committee selected leader is under threat as a result of building without planning permission.
Followers of my blog will have seen the NHS question about how many reorganisations have we had. We've yet another. The number of PCTs (Primary Care Trusts) nationally is to halve. This means merging East and North. (and then probably HoB and south). It would be nice if people would stick with one structure. There is a quotation ( Which sadly does not appear to be a true quotation ) We trained hard . . . but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization. But has to have been originated by someone. The web link shown goes through the derivation which appears to be more linked to an anonymous British Soldier WW2 than any Roman or Greek General called by a name perming 2 out of (Gaius, Galus, Petronius and Arbiter). From the...
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http://www.independent.ie/world-news/asia-pacific/fivestorey-house-in-middle-of-motorway-in-china-is-demolished-3315243.html
point being in China they actually respect the rights of the individual over the psychotic minority with power/ immunity from prosecution....
similar local story in UK few weeks ago, heavily armed anon psycopaths broke in abducted the guy, no notice, stripped him naked/ gang rape left battered naked in c old concrete cell whilst filming him for at least a day from what i can gather....so they could wreck his house and steall all his personal belongings, was the official reason.....guy was in his seventies as well....all because it's considered more convenient than behaving like reasonable decent humans? or because they enjoy it? there is no sane or sound reason for attacking anybody, obviously (you mastwed a few million taxpayers' money establishing that simple fact)...but they get psychoanalysts to 'officially' certify a lot of the attacks these days....
still homeless as far as i know....
but with all the propaganda some gullible numpties could almost be forgiven for believing that china has a worse record on 'human rights'....they also sometimes hold govt officials to account/ execute them...they're also prepared to let you know WHO they are....it's probably even legal to defend to yourself in china!