Governments can subvert democracy without an EU. Step 1: Make election promise Step 2: Fail to deliver. With regard to accountability, the process goes somet

Governments can subvert democracy without an EU. Step 1: Make election promise Step 2: Fail to deliver. With regard to accountability, the process goes something like: Step 1: implement unpopular policy Step 2: lose next election. Don’t go to jail, or otherwise be held accountable. Receive fat government pension. Step 3: new government doesn’t undo unpopular policy implementation, but blames former government anyway.