In June 1995 the New Yorker magazine published a long article by the distinguished American journalist Michael Kelly examining dissatisfaction with the US political system as it was during the early days of the Clinton era (that’s Bill not Hillary). Quoting an American academic, Kelly noted that: ‘Many Americans do not believe they are living in a democracy now…They don’t believe the average citizen even influences, much less rules…They point their fingers at politicians and powerful lobbyists… at people in the media.