Further that the only source of funding is from general road revenue which if spent on the bridge road will not be available elsewhere in the shire. Not a single councillor heard or cared to acknowledge my voice in this matter. Deregulation of financial markets has played a significant role in this process. Nations and communities have also been disempowered by the rise of organisations such as the World Trade Organisation. The rules that govern the WTO have a very narrow economic focus, and are heavily weighted towards corporate rather than public interests.
Further problems stem from the increased size and power of corporations.
This can be seen in the growing influence that corporations are exerting over our major political parties. In addition, increased capital mobility allows corporations to play national and regional governments against each other. This blackmail means that corporations are constantly subverting public goals in order to feed their insatiable appetite for larger profits. It is heartening to see that the public has begun to voice its dissatisfaction with this process. However, voting every three or four years is not enough.