How democracy works in Victoria
For anyone who has ever wondered how the Government develops policies. Here is a synopsis: Victorian State Government Planning. In the beginning was the plan And then came the assumptions and the assumptions were without form and the plan was completely without substance and the darkness was upon the face of the workers and they spoke among themselves, saying "it is a crock of shit, and it stinketh" and the workers went unto Government bureaucrats and sayeth "it is a pail of dung and none may abide the odour" and the bureaucrats went to their Department Heads and sayeth unto them, "it is a container of excrement and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it", and the Department heads went unto ther ministers and sayeth, "it is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength", and the ministers spake amongst themselves, saying one to another, "it contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong...