The EU wants to introduce pre-packs as a new type of insolvency procedure as a cure for financial failure. The French novel ‘Dr Knock’ provides a clear warning about doctors and medicines. Too much medicine weakens a healthy society. The following contains two spoilers. The first as to the plot of Dr. Knock. The second as to what will happen if the current EU Pre-Pack Proposal is adopted where it forces Member States to allow for Related Party Pre-Packs at the expense of creditors and employees.
The story of Dr Knock
The French novel Dr Knock (1924) by Romains tells the story of a doctor in a rural French town who wants to retire. The ambitious doctor Knock takes over the practice. The main problem is that the population is too healthy. Dr Knock, however, is of the opinion that healthy people are simply people that don’t realize they are sick. Dr Knock then offers each citizen a free consult, where he discusses new ailments and the risks of microbes. Soon half the population is under doctor supervision and the local hotel is turned into an emergency hospital.
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