Nanny said NO!

More signs today that the people running the government have no interest in self-sufficiency and Independence.

Example 1:
An Englishman built a castle behind haystacks, lived in it for 4 years, and then was told by the local council that he had to tear it down.
Apparently it took him two years and only £50,000. The case is founded on a law that says if someone builds a property and lives in it for four years, it can't be torn down. But the property in question was hidden behind bales of hay. The court argues that the bales of hay constitute construction material, thus, they only lived in the place while it was under construction. I just think that if any official with the slightest bit of curiosity could have easily found out what was behind the bales of hay.

This is a clear case of the government taking steps to discourage personal independence.

In other news, children are apparently being curtailed as well.
Up in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a bus full of school children got stuck in the snow, so the kids got off and walked home. Of course, that isn't the way the adults see it. "Inquiry after pupils refuse to stay on school bus stuck in snow"! Apparently the policy is to keep the children on the bus, you know, for safety reasons. These kids apparently had other plans, and all of them got off and started heading for the nearest town, a mere mile back. Some caught another bus, and others called their parents.

Who cares? This is probably the most exercise these kids got all week! Inquiry, my ass!