Sean they are a bunch of politicised titcockers driven either by greed, corruption or mentally debilitating idealism and wallowing in a malaise of sadomasochistic bureaucracy. Do I have any actual evidence for this? Well no (but I am sure plenty could be found) What I do have is a deep mistrust for anyone in a position of authority or with the power to make decisions which affective peoples? lives. This mistrust is a good thing because if we don?t keep a cynical eye on these people what is there stopping them from becoming the untouchable, thieving, corrupt public officials you get in Africa. Embrace your cynicism. It?s a good thing. Keeps the people we employ to serve* us in line. *This can be interchanged with the word rule depending on the time and place.