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I do wonder to an extent whether the 50+1 model is also aided by Germany's general culture of civic duty and participation in all aspects of society (strong trade union movement, worker representation on company boards, etc). All too often in this country we tend to expect other people to get things done on our behalf, and on those occasions when there is call for public involvement in a project, it always ends up being fanatical diehards of one stripe or another who start trying to call the shots for their own advantage. I've heard enough second-hand horror stories of supporter's trusts descending into chaos to be wary of the approach, unless it's got some serious checks and balances.