There are various theories of division of powers, for example the prevention of damaging monopolies or the separation of government powers. These are intended to stop damaging alliances forming. Perhaps the most worrying issue at present is the cooperation between the intelligence services and corporations

To anyone who has been watching the news lately, it must be obvious that these essentially unregulated services have tremendous unchecked power. The thought of them, allying with huge multinational corporations and sharing spying information should be all over the news.

Except huge corporations own the news. And remember Mussolini's definition of Fascism. 'The Merger of State and Corporate Power'...