Accountability

Since the Bored of Appeal ruled that the peasants would not get an upgrade in their alms allowance, I've been thinking about budgets and accountability. We've heard over and over from the Black Dot Queen that the villages have to be accountable for their spending. We've been told that the reason the parchment, scroll, and manuscript budget had to be moved to the villages was to give the villages more control and thus make them more accountable. I'm thinking that I would like Black Dot Castle to be more accountable. The Queen of the Realm gave the Duchy more money for scholars. The scholars have been asking where the money went. Duke Phfffr has had the Duchy Crier announce where the Realm's money went. The scholars seem to find the explanation insufficient. I want to know where the rest of the Duchy's money is going. Let's recap. Since last year, Dotland has been cut from 11 Dots to 4 and three quarters. Based on level of service, TiTS seems to have been cut deeply but no one is saying by how many. The Black Queen said that the villages were getting more money for scrolls this year, but it turned out that she had forgotten to add in the fees, taxes, and other levies and it's really just the same amount of money. The Duchy did not pay for Folly support this year. So where is all of the money the Duchy saved going? Why is the Duchy considering Destiny when the current staff can't even support the Duchy now? Why is the Duchy designing new robes for Silver? Silver did not ask for new robes. If we want to talk about real control and accountability, why weren't the villages allowed to choose whether they would rather have central order processing or do it themselves? Why was the decision for all schools made by a handful of headmen? Were those headmen elected by the other villages as their representatives? And the Bored of Appeal...who WERE they, what were their qualifications, what gave them the expertise to make the decision? Where is the accountability for any of these decisions?