’Very soon after making the decision to close your account the bank does not know specifically why it chose to close your account.

This strikes many people as Kafkaesque’ no shit!

'Moreover, questions of public policy are frequently political in a democracy. The ballot box is the ultimate check on government abuse of power' - at least in the UK I don't think so...Stuff like bank secrecy, aml/kyc, state surveillance seem to just roll on at a supranational level no matter which team gets into downing st.

Such a long article going to take more than one sitting...!