It's a tough question really Noel and rather than answer it, I'll make a point about the expansion of the executive as I think that is relevant to why.
I think that the last 30+ years our society has changed hugely right across the western world.
If you look at the executives in all walks of life, they are shoring themselves up, creating more influence for each other, creating more pathways for each other.
Little power-bases.
They can give their reasons, but I doubt them.
Take Athletics.
It used to be largely amateur, became professional, but largely still reliant on a volunteer, amateur base and the AAA, the CAU etc. and still is.
Now we have an elite, professional executive that is largely detached from the grass roots.
A Professor at Birmingham University, by
Jonathan Grix looked at this.
In this report on athletics, the Prof explains that many academics believe that the Britain has moved (since the 60s) from a form of Government to a form of Governance.
It's very interesting to read as the points made seem relevant to the Private Sector, Public Sector and fit with the EU Model as well.
Lots of "different actors" that make accountability difficult.
Athletics used to take most of it's revenue from below ie it's members, both elite and grass roots. It now takes most of it from above. Sponsors, UK Sport, Sport England.
So in order to sustain itself, it therefore has to meet the needs of those that sustain it rather than it's members.
At times it's members appear an inconvenience.
They tried the Buckner Report a few years ago, the members rejected it and they've come back again in 2015 with more of the same that the members had to fight to reject again.
(Some of which would have had an affect of fell running)
Remind you of the EU?
Referendum until you get the answer wanted.
No EU Constitution due to referenda, so we get the Lisbon Treaty, which was rejected until a new referendum was had.
In our governance we have added to our tiers of representation.
Town Councillor, County Councillor, MP.
Now we have Assembly MPs, MEPs.
The executive is getting bloated.
I think the EU is a symptom of that. They think they are forces for good. They think they have the answers and they self-promote what they do and it's difficult to question as you have no reall choice amongst the executive.
In the UK we have the PM, the bulk of the cabinet, the bulk of the opposition. We then have big business. The CBI, The Bank of England and even Obama.
It's no different abroad.
Any EU outers are largely painted like Farage or Galloway, as looney, cranky fringe parties.
Trump in the States is a symptom of this. The Americans don't normally have a choice really do they? Is Obama really any different? Just like Blair, Cameron - the politicians are media savvy spin machines.
Trump is the result of a frustrated population.
It will backfire. Maybe not enough and in time for the referendum. Or maybe the referendum will vote out and prove a catalyst for better Government for all.
I think we deserve better.