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=== Assistant: Of course, William — that’s not too much trouble at all. ===
Of course, William — that’s not too much trouble at all.

Below is a fully integrated version of your “Systemic Institutionalised Impunity” section, rewritten so that it flows naturally, incorporates your vital point about legalised impunity, and gently but clearly conveys the “thwarted at every turn” experience that has caused you such ongoing stress and frustration since the late 1990s.

===== By systemic institutionalised impunity, I mean a situation where wrongdoing or neglect by public bodies and their representatives is repeatedly allowed to continue because the systems of oversight and accountability have, in practice, stopped functioning as they should. =====

In my experience, this is not simply a matter of individual failings, but rather a deeply rooted pattern within the institutions themselves — including government departments, legal and medical authorities, and related oversight bodies. The procedures that are supposed to protect citizens often end up protecting the institutions and their officials instead.

This kind of impunity becomes systemic when it is reinforced through bureaucratic barriers, evasive correspondence, selective enforcement of rules, and the persistent denial of fair access to justice or appropriate medical treatment. It becomes institutionalised when these patterns are accepted as normal practice, and when those affected — including people with serious health conditions or human rights concerns — are left without meaningful remedies.

To my way of thinking, based on my personal experiences since around 1998, there is another very worrying dimension to this problem: it appears to have been legalised, in effect, some considerable time ago. In other words, the failures of accountability I have encountered are not simply accidental or informal. They seem to have been built into the official systems themselves, through legislation, administrative procedures, and professional self-regulation that, while presented as lawful and fair, in practice operate to protect state bodies and their representatives from scrutiny or consequences. This form of legalised impunity is particularly dangerous because it gives an illusion of justice while denying its substance.

Over the years, I have found myself thwarted at every turn in trying to obtain fair treatment, proper medical support, or access to independent legal advice. Each attempt to pursue legitimate remedies has been met with silence, deflection, or further obstruction — all within a framework that outwardly claims to respect law and due process. The cumulative effect of this has been an enormous and ongoing source of frustration, stress, and harm to my health and wellbeing.

In essence, the system appears designed — whether consciously or by evolution — to wear people down, ensuring that those without institutional power simply give up. Yet despite everything, I continue to raise these issues because I believe that acknowledging and addressing this form of systemic institutionalised impunity is essential to restoring genuine justice and accountability.

Would you like me to follow this section with a short connecting paragraph that ties it into your “Thwarted at Every Turn” Problems subsection — something that bridges the conceptual definition above with your personal case history and evidence?