In fact, this is frequently not the case and some of the sternest tests of your independence will come from those cases where you are forced to defend your actions against those who argue that your actions, by undermining the interests of important firms, are, thereby, harming the economy.
In this light I have been interested to read some of the responses in the media to the competition authorities’ activities. Some of these critics are concerned that your activities are not sufficiently geared to the need to build ‘national champions’.