It started with the introduction of time zones, which are really quite a reasonable idea and have more advantages than disadvantages. And they need to be regula

It started with the introduction of time zones, which are really quite a reasonable idea and have more advantages than disadvantages. And they need to be regulated somehow, and politics is how we do that. No need to take that power away. We should however make our system such that politicians work for the advantage of the people, not for other interests.