08-18-2010, 06:37 AM
ham Wrote:1 Are you saying there are countries where "the State" exerts only nominal control devoid of any real influence...if so, care to elaborate?
2 Or...?
There are close to 1,000 Royal Chartered societies and institutions in the UK - and about 5 in NZ. All are totally independent groups - and as I said before, the bureaucrats only become involved when there are proposed major changes to the rules.

