The critical difference is that we get the chance to kick the government out every now and then. I'm staggered at how relaxed people seem to be about so much po

The critical difference is that we get the chance to kick the government out every now and then. I'm staggered at how relaxed people seem to be about so much power being vested in these unaccountable entities. Sure it might seem fantastic when they happen to be on the same side as you, but let's not forget Enron, tobacco companies, Bhopal, Monsanto, roundup and colony collapse disorder, Exxon Valdez - the list of bad corporate behaviour is not short.