"I have a theory (and I maybe way off beam here)that if someone is given powers they use them even if they are not necessary, just because they are there, and, if it is your job, then you have to be seen to be doing it vigorously or you get the sack because it seems the only criteria for a job well done is how much money you make."

I'll modify that slightly - "use them or lose them" - just ask any Police Force... :-)

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Richard "Can you think of a single traditional song that is likely to be recognisable if the notes were deprived of pitch so that it became a sequence of clicks?" etc...

One word....

Rap!   

;-)

:-P